Lower Limb Vessels Flashcards
perforating branches of profunda femoris goe through what?
adductor magnus mini arches along the linea aspera
from medial to lateral in inguinal, what is the neurovascular bundle?
Femoral Nerve
Femoral Artery
Femoral Vein
Dead space to allow femoral vein expansion
Weakness in the femoral ring can lead to? who gets it? dangerous?
Femoral hernia
more women get it
dangerous as strangulation more likely (rigid boundaries)
popliteal neurovascular bundle deep to superficial you find?
popliteal artery
politeal vein
tibial nerve
femoral artery goes through what?
adductor magnus
which arteries in anterior compartment of leg?
anterior tibial artery/veins
deep fibular
which vessels in the posterior compartment of leg?
posterior tibial artery and veins
Fibular artery and veins
Timothy has a nasty dirty toe
Tib Ant EHL Anterior tibial artery Fibular nerve EDL Fibularis tertius
which artery becomes dorsalis pedis?
anterior tibial artery
Tom Dick and very naughty Harry
Tib Post FDL post tib artery post tib vein tibial nerve FHL
compartment syndrome cycle
oedema
increased compartment pressure
decreased blood flow
ischaemia
5 Ps of comparment syndrome?
pain pale pulseless paraesthetic paralysed
Which vein in medial leg?
Great saphenous
Which vein in lateral/posterio leg?
short saphenous vein
saphenous vein enters pelvis how?
through saphenous opening
