12: Tibia, Fibula, Patella Flashcards
What are bones of the leg?
Tibia & fibula are the bones of the leg, tibia medially & fibula laterally, three joints connect the two (just as the ulna & radius)
Tibia is compared to the …….. in the forearm
radius
Tibia is compared to the radius in the forearm, but how is radius lateral & tibia medial?
Because during the development of the limbs: the upper limb rotates laterally 90 degrees so the radius becomes the lateral bone; the lower limb rotates medially 90 degrees so the tibia becomes the medial bone
Tibia:
1- articulates with … , … , … ?
2- function?
1- Its articulations with femur, talus and fibula
2- transmission of body weight and stability of ankle joint
Fibula function
Slender bone - has no function in weight bearing but provides area for muscle attachment
Superior end of tibia
- medial & lateral condyles
- tibial plateau (articular surface)
- intercondylar eminence
Intercondylar eminence is formed by?
tubercles and fibular articular facet
Shaft of tibia
- 3 borders & surfaces
- tibial tuberosity
- The shaft is thinnest, weakest and poorly vascularized at the junction of middle third with the distal third
- subcutaneous medial surface, anterior border (shin), interosseous border
Inferior end of tibia
- medial malleolus
- inferior articular surface
- fibular notch
What attaches to tibial tuberosity?
Patella ligament
Where does iliotibial tract attach on tibia?
Anterolateral tibial (Gerdy) tubercle
Posterior surface of tibia
Medial condyle shows a groove on its posterior surface, what attaches to it?
Semimembranousus muscle
In what direction does soleal line descend?
Descends lateral to medial (attach soleal muscle)
What structure enters Nutrient foramen? Surgical significance?
Artery enters to supply the tibia. important in graft surgery if you want to remove a piece of bone and graft it somewhere, you have to take the bone with the nutrient artery.
Parts of fibula
What divides the posterior border of fibula into two parts?
Medial crest
Why is it painful when one hits anterior part of leg/tibia?
Bcz immediately deep to the skin (subcutaneous part) & it has periosteum and very rich nerve supply.
(Highly innervated + subcutaneous)