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2. Ankle Anatomy Flashcards

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Lateral ankle ligaments

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May be injured with excessive inversion; Ant/Post Tibfib; Ant/Post TaloFib; Calcaneofib

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Medial ankle ligaments

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May be injured with excessive eversion; Deltoid ligaments

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Peroneal Tendons

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Inversion and eversion injuries possible; Peroneal longus - inserts at great toe; Peroneal brevis - inserts at base of 5th MT

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Medial ankle muscles/tendons

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Posterior tibialis; Flexor digitorum

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Anterior ankle muscles/tendons

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Anterior tibialis; Extensor digitorum; Extensor hallucis

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Anterior tibialis

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Inserts into 1st cunieform & 1st MT

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Achille’s Tendon

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Insertion of Gastronemius & Soleus

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Ankle bursa

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Retrocalcaneal; Retro-Achille’s; Subcalcaneal

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Plantar Fascia

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Band of fascia from calcaneus to heads of MT; inelastic; tight with high arch

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Gastrocnemius

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Plantar flexion with knee extended; Origin at femur; Insertion at Achille’s tendon

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Soleus

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Plantar flexion with knee flexed; Origin at tibia; Insertion at Achille’s tendon

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Posterior Tibialis Tendon

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Assists with plantarflexion; cannot be directly palpated; Located medial, posterior ankle; Inversion

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Dorsiflexor muscles

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Anterior tibialis; Extensor digitorum; Extensor hallucis

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Plantarflexion muscles

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Gastrocnemius; Soleus; Posterior tibialis

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Inversion muscles

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Anterior tibialis; Posterior tibialis

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Eversion muscles

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Peroneals

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Great toe flexion

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Flexor Hallucis

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Great toe extension

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Extensor Hallucis

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Toe flexion

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Flexor digitorum

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Toe extension

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Extensor digitorum

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Blood supply of posterior ankle

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Posterior tibial a. & Peroneal a

22
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Blood supply of anterior ankle

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Anterior tibial a.; Perforating branch of fibular/peroneal a.; Lat & Med malleolar aa.

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Blood supply of dorsum of foot

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Dorsal a. of foot; tarsal aa.; arcuate a.

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Tarsal Tunnel

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Located posterior to medial malleolus; includes posterior tibial nerve

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