CSCF II
Helmets: Candidates MUST have a helmet, slalom protection and well tuned skis for SL and GS.
Gate Training: In addition, it is recommended that the candidates have gate training experience prior to the course.
Skis Recommendation: SL skis with maximum 13m radius (no twin tips or fat skis). GS ski with minimum 17m radius.
Have both SL and GS skis available on Day 1.
Candidates should review and understand U14 - U16 FIS course setting rules updates
Bipartite patella is a congenital condition (present at birth) that occurs when the patella (kneecap) is made of two bones instead of a single bone. Normally, the two bones would fuse together as the child grows but in bipartite patella, they remain as two separate bones. About one per cent of the population has this condition. Boys are affected much more often than girls. When this condition is discovered in adulthood it is often an “incidental finding” meaning that when your health care professional was investigating another problem around the knee, the bipartite patella is discovered.
This guide will help you understand:
what parts of the knee are involved
how this condition develops
how health care professionals diagnose this condition
what treatment options are available
what Synergy Physio’s approach to rehabilitation is
Anatomy
What is the patella and what does it do?
The knee is the meeting place of two important bones in the leg, the femur (the thighbone) and the tibia (the shinbone). The patella (kneecap) is the moveable bone that sits in front of the knee. This unique bone is wrapped inside a tendon that connects the large muscles on the front of the thigh, the quadriceps muscles, to the lower leg bone.