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15: Posterior Leg Flashcards

1
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Which foot bone has a groove for the flexor hallucis longus tendon?

A

Talus

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2
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What two bones does the calcaneus articulate with?

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Talus, cuboid

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3
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Sustentaculum tali

A

A shelf-like projection on the calcaneus that provides support for the talus

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4
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What runs in the groove of the sustentaculum tali?

A

Flexor hallucis longus

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5
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Five bones the navicular articulates with

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Talus, 3 cuneiforms, cuboid

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6
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What muscle attaches to the navicular tuberosity?

A

Tibialis posterior

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7
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Four leg compartments formed by crural fascia

A

Anterior, lateral, posterior (superficial and deep)

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8
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Four shared structures in each leg compartment

A

Function, nerve, artery, vein

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9
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What septa divides posterior compartment into superior and deep?

A

Transverse septa

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10
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Three superficial posterior leg muscles

A
  1. Gastrocnemius
  2. Soleus
  3. Plantaris
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11
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Gastrocnemius: medial and lateral head origin

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Medial: popliteal surface above medial femoral condyle
Lateral: lateral femoral condyle

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12
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Which head of gastrocnemius is a lil larger and extends a lil further?

A

Medial head

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13
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Common insertion for superficial posterior muscles

A

calcaneus via calcaneus tendon

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14
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Which muscle in the leg may have a fabella close to the origin

A

Lateral head of gastrocnemius

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15
Q

Fabellar stress fracture

A

Can occur after total knee replacements

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16
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Gastrocnemius action

A

Plantarflexion, leg flexion

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17
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Triceps surae

A

Soleus + two heads of gastrocnemius

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18
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Soleus O

A

Soleal line of tibia, posterior head of fibula

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19
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Soleus action

A

Plantarflexion

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20
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Plantaris presence

A

Is small and often absent

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21
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Where does the long tendon of the plantaris run?

A

Between gastrocnemius and soleus

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22
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Plantaris origin

A

Lateral end of lateral supracondylar line

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23
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Plantaris

A

Weak plantarflexion, leg flexion - but mostly proprioceptive for foot position

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24
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What can the plantaris tendon be used for?

A

Reconstructive hand surgery

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25
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Plantaris rupture: susceptible populations

A

Basketball players, sprinters, dancers

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26
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Four deep posterior leg muscles

A
  1. Popliteus
  2. Flexor hallucis longus
  3. Flexor digitorum longus
  4. Tibialis posterior
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27
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Popliteus relation to plantaris

A

Deep to plantaris

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28
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Popliteus O and I

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O: posterior tibia
I: lateral femoral condyle and lateral meniscus

29
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Popliteus A (two things

A

Weak flexor, unlocks extended leg by laterally rotating femur on stationary tibia

30
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Popliteus relevance with the knee joint and popliteal fossa

A
  1. Separates LCL from lateral meniscus

2. Inferior floor of popliteal fossa

31
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Largest deep posterior muscle

A

Flexor hallucis longus

32
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Flexor hallucis longus O and I

A

O: inferior posterior fibula
I: base of distal phalanx of great toe

33
Q

Where does flexor hallucis longus approach great toe at?

A

Between sesamoid bones in tendon of the flexor hallucis brevis

34
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Flexor hallucis longus A

A

Great toe flexion, plantarflexion

35
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Flexor digitorum longus relation to soleus

A

Deep to soleus

36
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Flexor digitorum longus O and I

A

O: posterior tibia
I: distal phalanx base of lateral four digits

37
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Path of the flexor digitorum longus tendon

A

Posterior to tibialis posterior -> diagonally in sole of foot, superficial to FHL tendon -> divides into four tendons for each lateral digit

38
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Flexor digitorum longus action

A

Flexes lateral four digits, plantarflexion

39
Q

Deepest posterior crural muscle

A

Tibialis posterior

40
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Tibialis posterior O and I

A

O: interosseous membrane, posterior tibia and fibula
I: navicular tuberosity, cuneiforms, 204 metatarsal bases

41
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Which two muscles is the tibialis posterior between?

42
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Tibialis posterior action

A

Foot inversion, plantarflexion

43
Q

Innervation to all posterior leg muscles

44
Q

What does the tibial N run with?

A

Posterior tibial A and V

45
Q

Where does the tibial nerve pass deep to the flexor retinaculum?

A

Between medial malleolus + calcaneus

46
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Tibial N dividies into what?

A

Medial + lateral plantar N’s

47
Q

Two superficial nerves to the posterior leg

A
  1. Medial sural cutaneous N

2. Lateral sural cutaneous N

48
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What gives off medial and lateral sural cutaneous N’s?

A

Medial sural: tibial N

Lateral sural: common fibular N

49
Q

What does the medial sural cutaneous N run with?

A

Small saphenous V

50
Q

Artery to the posterior compartment

A

Posterior tibial A

51
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Posterior tibial A relation to Tibialis posterior

A

Posterior to tibialis posterior

52
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Largest branch of posterior tibial A

53
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What does the fibular A anastomose with in the foot?

A

Anterior lateral malleolar A

54
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What does the fibular A supply?

A

Posterolateral leg

55
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Two terminal branches of posterior tibial A

A

Medial plantar A, lateral plantar A

56
Q

How to palpate posterior tibial

A

Pt relaxes legs and inverts feet to relax flexor retinaculum - can palpate it deep to flexor retinaculum on posterior surface of medial malleolus

57
Q

A condition where one would want to palpate the posterior tibial A

A

Occlusive peripheral arterial disease

58
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Occlusive peripheral arterial disease

A

Ischemia of legs due to narrowing of arteries -> leg cramps and pain during walking

59
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Do genicular A’s supply muscles?

60
Q

Superior medial and lateral geniculars: relation to gastrocnemius

A

Just superior to gastrocnemius origin

61
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Inferior medial genicular A relation to gastrocnemius

A

Deep to medial head of gastroc

62
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Inferior lateral genicular A relation to plantaris and popliteus

A

Deep to plantaris, superficial to popliteus

63
Q

Leg comparment syndrome

A

Trauma in leg can cause hemorrhage, edema, and inflammation in a given compartment -> pressure, ischemia, and permanent injury

64
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Possible treatment for leg compartment syndrome

A

Fasciotomy

65
Q

Fibular trochlea

A

Ridge on lateral calcaneus for fibularis muscle insertion

66
Q

Most lateral bone in the distal row of the tarsus

67
Q

Five bones that articulate with the cuboid

A

Calcaneus, 4th and 5th metatarsals, navicular, lateral cuneiform

68
Q

Cuboid sulcus

A

Groove in cuboid for fibularis longus

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