LOWER EXTREMITY

Question 1

DESCRIBE ARTERIAL ANATOMY TO FOOT.

Answer 1

• There are 3 main terminal arteries and 6 angiosomes
• Posterior tibial: medial ankle and entire plantar foot
  
  • Medial plantar a - medial plantar foot and ankle
  • Lateral plantar a - lateral plantar foot
  • Calcaneal branch - calcaneous
• Peroneal artery: anterolat ankle, lat hind foot
  
  • anterior perforating branch - proximal anterolateral mallelous/ankle and foot
  • calcaneal branch - lateral hindfoot
• Anterior tibial artery: ant ankle, dorsum of foot
  
  • anterior perforator (unnamed) and terminates as dorsalis pedis: dorsal aspect ankle and foot