- Gerdy's tubercle
Gerdy's tubercle is a lateral
tubercle of thetibia , located where thefascia lata oriliotibial band inserts. It was named after French surgeonPierre Nicolas Gerdy (1797–1856).
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Gerdy's tubercle
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