gerdy’s tubercle is a bony feature of the tibia bone.
gerdy’s tubercle is a bony feature of the tibia bone.
gerdy’s tubercle is a bony feature of which bone?
the tibia
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gerdy's tubercle is a lateral tubercle of the tibia, located where the iliotibial tract inserts. it was named after french surgeon pierre nicolas gerdy (1797–1856).









































gerdy's tubercle is a smooth facet on the lateral aspect of the upper part of the tibia, just below the knee joint and adjacent to the proximal tibio-fibular joint, where the iliotibial tract runs down the outside part of the thigh. it is the point of insertion for the iliotibial band of the lateral thigh.
gerdy's tubercle
the game begins with gerdy attempting to wake his sleeping father, master herder gedryn, who is going to be late for the annual herding competition. it is soon revealed that gerdy's dad has been placed under a spell by the evil wizard sadorf. gerdy is determined to save his dad and the magical island that they live on from sadorf's evil rule. first he goes to his village to receive herding training from yugoslavia rasil, a wise old sage, who gives him the herding stick. then he travels to midmear where he receives the magic flute from red, a magician in training. soon after that, gerdy obtains the magic horn after beating efrin, a teenage boy who lives in the elven wood. gerdy heads into the gold mine gorge where he meets jake, an old gold miner that has recently invented the ladder. however, the ladder cannot support gerdy's weight, so the young boy must venture on to belder's spring. belder's spring is an underground spring haunted by the ghost of a miner. belder, the ghost, gives gerdy a magic feather which will cause him to weigh virtually nothing, allowing him to climb ladders. gerdy heads up through the mountains to moonlit peaks, a snow-covered cliff. there he finds poric, an old leprechaun who guards his gold carefully. gerdy manages to steal poric's magic hammer, allowing him to activate rainbow switches. he heads back to elven wood, and gets through using his new item. he continues on into forest glade, but stops after reaching crystal lake. due to his inability to swim, gerdy is unable to get to a gypsy on the other side of a pool. gerdy explores until he meets a mole living underground. the mole gives him some magic gloves, allowing him to push large blocks. gerdy travels back to midmear and enters the ancient temple. after beating the tricks and traps there, he comes out into pirate cove. there he meets a pirate that takes him to an island inhabited by a giant bird. gerdy defeats the winged terror knows as skrag, and wins the magic swimsuit. he goes back to crystal lake and crosses the pool to get to the gypsy. gerdy make his way through the rest of the forest to foxtown. he hitches a ride with a baker to tournament island and defeats sadorf, thus saving the entire island and his father.
herdy gerdy