The term mesentery is used for the small intestine; and mesenteric organ is sometimes used to refer to the rest of the mesentery that incorporates the mesocolon, mesoappendix, mesosigmoid and mesorectum. It has been proposed for reclassification as an organ due to research at the University of Limerick in the 2010s.
Tibial Tubercle Avulsion Fracture. Tibial tubercle avulsion fractures occur when the tendon between the kneecap and shinbone (patellar tendon) causes a complete or incomplete break of the shinbone just below the knee joint (tibial tubercle). The tibial tubercle is where the tendon of the thigh muscle (quadriceps) attaches.
By convention, all frac -. tures of the tibia involving the distal articular sur -. face should be classified as tibial pilon fractures, except for medial or lateral malleolar fractures and. trimalleolar fractures where the posterior malleolar. fracture involves less than 1/3 of the articular sur -. face ( , , ).