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1
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3 compartments of thigh, their muscles and movements

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  1. Posterior - semitendinous, semimenbranous, biceps femoris - movement at hip and knee
  2. Anterior - Quad group and sartorious, illiopsoas (semi), pectineus (semi) movement at hip and knee
  3. Medial - Adducter magnus, longus, brevis, pectineous, gracilis - movement at hip only
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True and (not) true knee joints

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true - tibiofemoral

false - patellofemoral

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2 depressions between condyles

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intercondylar groove (ant and inf) and fossa (post)

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tibial attachment for quad

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tibial tuberosity

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tibial plateaus for articular portions of femoral condyles

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med and lat tibial plateaus

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two knee menisci

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lateral and medial

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Number of patellar facets that are medial and lateral

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medial - 1,2,3

lateral - 4,5,6,7

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direction of patellar apex

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inferior

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9
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femoral and patellar surface of PFJ joint

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femoral - ant surface of femoral condyles and femoral sulcus

patellar - embedded in quad tendon

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10
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side patella most likely to slide out

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medial due to steep lateral slope

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4 ligaments of knee, attachments and movement restriction

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  1. medial collateral lig (MCL) - med femoral condyle to medial tibia - limits opening medially - limits valgus
  2. Lat. collateral lig (LCL) - lateral femoral condyle to head of fibia - limits lateral openin (varus)
  3. Ant cruciate - ant tibia to lat, post femoral condyle - limits translation of tibia under femur
  4. Post cruciate - post intercondylar tibia to inner medial femoral condyle - prevent post translation of tibia
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of semitendinous and semimembranous

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Attach - isc tub to medial tibia
Action - hip ext and knee flex
Nerve - Sciatic
Blood - Femoral profundus

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of biceps femoris

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Attach - isc tub to fibular head
Action - hip ext and knee flex
Nerve - Sciatic
Blood - Femoral profundus

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14
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vessels and nerves (levels) of post thigh

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sciatic L4-S3
tibial - L4-S3
common fibular L4-S2
femoris profundus art

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15
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4 muscles of quad and main move

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vastus medialis, lateralis, intermedius

rectus femoris

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of vastus medialis, lateralis, intermedius

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Attach - femur to tibial tuberosity
Action - knee ext
Nerve - Femoral
Blood - Femoral

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of rectus femoris

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Attach - AIIS to tibial tuberosity
Action - hip flex and knee ext
Nerve - Femoral
Blood - Femoral

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of pectineus

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Attach - pubis to femur
Action - hip flex and hip adduct
Nerve - Femoral
Blood - obturator

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of illiopsoas

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Attach - illiac fossa and lumbar spine to lesser trochanter
Action - hip flex
Nerve - Femoral
Blood - medial femoral circumflex

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of sartorius

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Attach - ASIS to tibia
Action - FABER (flex, abduct, ext rotate) hip
Nerve - Femoral
Blood - femoral

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21
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Borders and contents of femoral triangle

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Lat - sartorius
Med - adductor longus
Sup - inguinal lig
Floor - pectineus and iliopsoas

Content Femoral VAN

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22
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of adductor brevis and longus

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Attach - pubic bone to femur
Action - adduct hip
Nerve - obrturator
Blood - obturator and femoral

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of adductor magnus

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Attach - iscial and pubic to femur (adductor portion to mid-femur, hamstring portion to adductor tuberel)
Action - adduct hip, hamstring extends as well
Nerve - obturator, hamstring by sciatic

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of gracilis

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Attach - pubic bone to tibia
Action - adduct hip
Nerve - obturator

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25
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supply of obturator nerve

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medial aspects except pectineus and hamstring portion of magnus

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26
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Boundaries and contents of adductor canal

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Ant - vastus medialis
post - add long and add med
medially (roof) - sartorius
contents femroal AV and saphenous nerve

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27
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point where sartorius, gracilis, semitendonous insert in tibia

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pes anserine

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28
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order of muscle insertions in pes anserine

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SGT - sart, gracilis, semitendonous

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29
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Border of popliteal fossa

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superomed - semimembranous an tendinous
superolat - biceps femoris
inferolat - lat gastrocemious
inferomed - medial gastrocemious

30
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Contents of popliteal fossa

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popliteal AV, tibial N, lymph vessels, small saphenous vein

31
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4 knee bursae

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suprapatellar, prepatellar, infrapatellar, bursae around tendons

32
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Blood supply to thigh

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femoral: ant and anteriomed
deep A: med, post, and lat parts of ant compartment
med circumflex: head and neck of femur - anast with inf gluteal
lat circumflex: ant part of gluteal region
Obturator: obt externus, pectineus, adductors, gracilis, muscles attaching to isc tub

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bones articulating in ankle joint

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med and lat malleoli articulate with sup talus

34
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movement of toes apart or in

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apart - abd

in - add

35
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layers and muscles of post leg compartment + movement

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superficial: gastronecemius, soleus
deep: tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, flexor hallucis longus
movement at ankle and subtalar

36
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muscles and movement of lat. leg compartment

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fibularis longus and fibularis brevis

movement at subtalar and tranverse tarsal

37
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muscles and movement of ant. leg compartment

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tibialis ant, extensor digitorum longus, extensor hallucis longus
movement: ankle, subtalar, toes

38
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of gastrocnemius

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Attach - two heads off lat and med femoral condyle attaching to calcaneus
Action - plantarflexion, knee flexion
Nerve - tibial
Blood - post-tibial

39
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of soleus

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Attach - tibia and fibula attaching to calcaneus
Action - plantarflexion
Nerve - tibial
Blood - post-tibial

40
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of tibialis posterior

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Attach - tibia and fibula attaching to navicular
Action - inversions and plantarflexion
Nerve - tibial
Blood - post-tibial

41
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of flexor digitorum longus

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Attach - tibia and lat 4 toes
Action - flexion of toes and plantarflexion
Nerve - tibial
Blood - post-tibial

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of hallucis longus

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Attach - fibula to big toe (hallux)
Action - flexion of big toe and plantarflexion
Nerve - tibial
Blood - post-tibial

43
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order in which muscles and vessels cross medial aspect of ankle

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ant to post - tibialis post > flexor digitorum> post tibial A > tibial N > lexor hallucis longus (TomDickANdHarry)

44
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of tibialis anterior

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Attach - tibia, fibia to navicular
Action - inversion and dorsiflexion
Nerve - deep fibular
Blood - ant tibial

45
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of extensor digitorum longus

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Attach - tibia, fibia to lateral 4 toes
Action - extend toes and dorsiflexion
Nerve - deep fibular
Blood - ant tibial

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of extensor hallucis longus

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Attach - tibia, fibia to big toe
Action - extend big toe and dorsiflexion
Nerve - deep fibular
Blood - ant tibial

47
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order in which muscles and vessels cross in front of ankle

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medial to lat : tibialis ant > ext hallucis longus > ant tibial A > deep fibular N > ext digitorum longus
Tom Harry And Not Dick

48
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Joint between inf talus and sup calcaneus

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subtalar joint

49
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Two joints of travsverse tarsal joints

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taleocaneonavicular joint and calcaeocuboid joint

50
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3 lateral ligaments of ankle joint

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post talofibular, calcaneofibular, ant talofibular

51
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Attachment and resistance of post talofibular

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Attach - inf fibula and post talus

Resist - inversion

52
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Attachment and resistance of calcaneofibular

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Attach - inf fibula to calcaneous

Resist - inversion

53
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Attachment and resistance of ant talofibular

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Attach - inf fibula and ant talus

Resist - inversion

54
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Medial ligament of ankle

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medial/deltoid ligament

55
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Attachment and resistance of medial ankle ligament

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Attach - lower tibia in fan to talus, calcaneous, navicular

Resist - eversion

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Muscles of lat compartment of leg

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Fibularis longus, fibularis brevis

57
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of fibularis longus

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Attach - fibula to inrf base of 1st metatarsal
Action - eversion
Nerve - sup fibular
Blood - fibular

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of fibularis brevis

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Attach - fibula to inrf base of 5th metatarsal
Action - eversion
Nerve - sup fibular
Blood - fibular

59
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Muscles of layer 2 of sole of foot (3)

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flexor digitorum brevis, abductor digiti minimi, abductor hallucis

60
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of flexor digitorum brevis

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Attach - calcaneous to lateral 4 toes
Action - flex toes
Nerve - medial plantar
Blood - medial plantar

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of abductor digiti minimi

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Attach - calcaneous to lateral 5th metatarsal
Action - abduct toes 5
Nerve - lateral plantar
Blood - lateral plantar

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of abductor hallucis

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Attach - calcaneous to 1st metatarsal
Action - abduct toe 1 (hallux)
Nerve - medial plantar
Blood - medial plantar

63
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Tendons and muscles of 3rd layer of sole (4)

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Flexor digitorum longus, flexor hallucis longus, quadratus plantae, lumbricals

64
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of abductor hallucis

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Attach - calcaneous to 1st metatarsal
Action - abduct toe 1 (hallux)
Nerve - medial plantar
Blood - medial plantar

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of quadratus planta

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Attach - calcaneous to insert into tendon of FDL
Action - control angle of FDL tendon
Nerve - lateral plantar
Blood - lateral plantar

66
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of lumbricals

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Attach - tendons of FDL to attach to phalanges
Action - flex MTPs and extend IPs
Nerve - lateral and medial plantar
Blood - lateral and medial plantar

67
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Bones creating medial arch

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calcaneous, navicular, cuneiforms, metatarsals

68
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bones creating transverse arch

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cuboid, cuneiforms, bases of metatarsals

69
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Supports of foot arches

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bony architecture, dynamically by tendons, statically by ligaments

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Veins of leg

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Ant - Anterior tibial and dorsal venous arch

Post - posterior tibular, fibular

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