OSSICLES ANTERIOR TO THE PROXIMAL TIBIA

Ossicles anterior to the anterior tibia are most usually seen in relat ion to the tibial tuberosity. While these are usually taken to represe nt sequelae of previous Osgood-Schlatter disease, they may, on occasio n, represent normal variants in ossification of the tuberosity. Ossicl es superior to the tuberosity may have similar origins. Representative examples are presented, as is a very large ossicle separated from the anterior tibia by a prolongation of the knee joint space. Theories of causation of such ossicles are discussed.