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Sesamoid Bones

Known as: Bones, Sesamoid, Sesamoid bone, Os sesamoideum 
Nodular bones which lie within a tendon and slide over another bony surface. The kneecap (see PATELLA) is a sesamoid bone.
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PatellaSesamoid of wristStructure of sesamoid bone of foot

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Skeletal bone

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Review
2009
Review
2009
Os peroneum friction syndrome complicated by sesamoid fatigue fracture: a new radiological diagnosis?
Injuries to the peroneal tendons are relatively common worldwide but tendon rupture without significant trauma is uncommon. Ankle… 
2004
2004
Arthroscopic treatment of a ganglion of the first metatarsophalangeal joint.
2004
2004
Stress fractures of the sesamoid bones of the first metatarsophalangeal joint in athletes
SummaryOver a period of 11 years 15 cases of stress fractures of the sesamoid bones of the first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Arthroscopic Surgery of the Metatarsophalangeal First Joint
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Quantitative evaluation of the remodeling response of the proximal sesamoid bones to training-related stimuli in Thoroughbreds.
Eight untrained 2-year-old Thoroughbred horses were used in a study of the remodeling response of the proximal sesamoid bone (PSB… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Miscellaneous conditions of the equine foot.
1987
1987
Comparative anatomy and significance of the sesamoid bone of the peroneus longus muscle (os peroneum).
  • L. Jm
  • 1987
  • Corpus ID: 80870866
The os peroneum is found in only a few primate families and seems to be completely absent in the non-primate pentadactyl mammals… 
1986
1986
Cinematographic analysis of the gait of lame horses II: Chronic sesamoiditis
1971
1971
Tensile forces in skeletal structures
Recent hypotheses about the mechanisms of adaptation of bone to impressed mechanical forces differ according to the extent to… 
1970
1970
The case of the wandering sesamoid and other sesamoid afflictions.
Abstract Hallux sesamoid fracture is rare. Three additional cases, two of them proved, are presented. Differences between… 
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