3 - Zill - Leg and Dorsum of Foot Flashcards
106B - 169B
Retinaculum
Hold tendons in place, prevent bowstringing
Sprained Ankle
Excessive Inversion
How is body weight transfered through the thigh and leg?
Hip
Femur
Tibia (no fibula)
Talus
Calcaneus/First Metatarsal (sesamoid bones x2)
Posterior Compartment of Leg
Action:
Nerve:
Artery:
A: Plantar Flex Foot, Flex Toes, Invert Foot
Inn: Tibial Nerve
Artery: Posterior Tibial Artery
Lateral Compartment of Leg
Action:
Nerve:
Artery:
A: Evert Foot
Inn: Superficial Peroneal Nerve
Artery: Posterior Tibial Artery (lateral branch)
Anterior Compartment of Leg
Action:
Nerve:
Artery:
A: Dorsiflex Foot, Extend Toes, Invert Foot
Inn: Deep Peroneal Nerve
Artery: Anterior Tibial Artery
Gastrocnemius
Keeps you upright!
O - Femur
I - Achilles Tendon
A - Plantar Flex Foot
Tendo Calcaneus (Achilles) is largest tendon in body
Fabella
Sesamoid bone sometimes found in the lateral head of the Gastrocnemius
Can be mistaken for a fractur
Soleus
Sits beneath gastrocnemius
O - Tibia (soleal line)
I - Tendo Calcaneus (Achilles)
Act: Plantar flex foot
Achilles Tendon Tap
Test
S1, S2
Plantaris
Can be absent, very small belly, long thin tendon used for grafts
Posterior Deep Group muscle actions?
Plantar Flex Foot
Invert Foot
Flex Toes
What divides the posterior deep and superficial compartments?
Tibial Nerve, Posterior Tibial Artery
Flexor Hallucis Longus
HARRY
O: Fibula
I: Distal phalanx of big toe
Lateral in posterior compartment, tendon passes deep on medial ankle
Runs between two sesamoid bones on sole of foot
Sustentaculum Tali
Part of calcaneus, acts as pulley for flexor hallucis longus
Tibialis Posterior
TOM
O: Tibia, Fibula, Interosseus Membrane
I - Navicular bone, cuneiform, cuboid, metatarsals 2-4 (branches on bottom of foot)
A: Inverter of foot