even more leg! Flashcards
the posterior compartment of leg gets blood from which artery?
the posterior tibial artery
the lateral compartment of the leg gets blood from which artery?
the peroneal artery
this is a branch of the posterior tibial artery that splits off to supply the lateral compartment
the peroneal artery does what after the medial malleolus?
after the medial malleolus it splits off under the foot to be a medial and lateral plantar artery
what is the talocrural joint? What articulates
the ankle joint! Tibia and talis below
what kind of joint is the talocrural joint?
its a hinge joint!
what motions does the talocrural joint allow?
plantars flexion and dorsi flexion
what is the subtalor joint?
the articulation between the talus, calcaneous, and other little bones. Its under the talocrural
what motions does the subtalor joint allow?
inversion and eversion
the deltoid ligament is also called the
MCL (medial collateral ligament)
the deltoid ligament is a huge ____ ligament
weightbearing
the deltoid ligament is found on the
medial ankle ligaments
what makes up the deltoid ligament (aka the medial collateral ligament)
anterior tibiotalar ligament posterior tibiotalar ligament tibiocalcaneal ligament tibionavicular ligament (they all come off the tibia)
what side of the ankle do we sprain more often?
the lateral side but that’s do to over inversion
what ligaments are found on the lateral side of ankle?
anterior tibiofibular ligament (most common inversion sprain)
calcaneofibular ligament
posterior tibiofibular ligament
*retinaculum on this side to help bind peroneal tendons down
anterior drawer test
if you pull the ankle forward, and you feel excessive motion, sprained ligaments of ankle. You compare to your other side of body