Crus (lower leg)

Crus (lower leg)
Crus (lower leg)
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Lateral aspect of right leg

Crus (Latin for 'leg',[1] plural is "crura") is the portion of the body starting from the ankle and ending at the knee. It is sometimes known as the gaiter.[citation needed] The tibia and fibula are the two bones of the crus.

Fracture

A tibial plateau fracture

A crus fracture is a fracture of either or both of the tibia and fibula.

Fractures of only the tibia include:

Fractures of only the fibula include:

Combined tibia and fibula fractures include:

References

  1. ^ "crus" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  2. ^ Hunter, Tim B; Leonard F Peltier, Pamela J Lund (May 2000). "Musculoskeletal Eponyms: Who Are Those Guys?". RadioGraphics 20 (3): 819–836. http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/20/3/819.full.pdf+html. Retrieved 2009-10-17. 
  3. ^ Mellick LB, Milker L, Egsieker E (October 1999). "Childhood accidental spiral tibial (CAST) fractures". Pediatr Emerg Care 15 (5): 307–9. doi:10.1097/00006565-199910000-00001. PMID 10532655. 
  4. ^ Tim B Hunter, Leonard F Peltier, Pamela J Lund (2000). "Musculoskeletal Eponyms: Who Are Those Guys?". RadioGraphics 20: 829. http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/20/3/819.full.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-13. 
  5. ^ Perry, CR; Rice S, Rao A, Burdge R. (Oct 1983). "Posterior fracture-dislocation of the distal part of the fibula. Mechanism and staging of injury.". J Bone Joint Surg Am. 65 (8): 1149–57. PMID 6630259. http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/reprint/65/8/1149. Retrieved 2009-10-10.