ABSTRACT
Objective: an enthesophyte is a bony spur formed at a ligament or tendon insertion into bone. It may develop in the direction of pull of the relevant tendon/ligament or in response to repetitive strain. To find out the presence of enthesophytes on dried bones of lower limb in Pakistani population
Material and Methods: present study was conducted on dried bones of lower limb in Pakistani population in the Anatomy Departments of Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore and Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College, Sialkot. For this purpose, 40 pelvic bones, 103 femora, 98 tibiae, and 112 fibulae were included. They were closely observed for the presence of enthesophytes. The bones with enthesophytes were photographed
Results: enthesophytes were found on 1 out of 40 hip bones, 2 out of 103 femora, 1 out of 98 tibia and 1 out of 112 fibulae. Enthesophyte on hip bone was present on ilium at the medial border. One of the femur shows enthesophyte inferior to lesser trochanter and other femur has enthesophyte on medial aspect of greater trochanter.On tibia; oneenthesophyte was at the lower end of tibial tuberosity and second was on the posterior surface below the lateral condyle. Only one out of 112 fibu lae showed enthesophyte on head of fibula
Conclusion: finding of enthesophytes contributes to the data of anatomical variations and to raise awareness about formation of enthesophytes. The better understanding of the localization of enthesophytesis important in the musculoskeletal pain diagnosis so the presence of enthesophyte should be kept in mind