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Tarsal Tunnel

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Description

Anatomy of the tarsal tunnel[1]
illustration of the tarsal tunnel with underlying structures; the tibial nerve, posterior tibial artery and tendons of the tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus and flexor hallicus longus muscles, passing deep to the flexor retinaculum[2]
Medial view of the ankle joint presenting the contents of the tarsal tunnel; tibialis posterior tendon (TP), flexor digitorum longus tendon (FDL), posterior tibial artery (PTA), posterior tibial vein (PTV), tibial nerve (TN) and the tendon of flexor hallucis longus (FHL), deep to the flexor retinaculum (FR). The bifurcation (B) points of the PTA (PTA B) and TN (TN B) are also represented[3]

General

  • Fibro-osseous space located on the posteromedial aspect of the ankle
  • Transmits tendons, nerves and vessels from the posterior leg to the foot

Borders

Contents

Clinical Significance

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Yang, Y., et al. "Fine dissection of the tarsal tunnel in 60 cases." Scientific reports 7.1 (2017): 46351.
  2. ↑ Williams, Nicole, et al. "Tarsal tunnel syndrome in the mucopolysaccharidoses: A case series and literature review." JIMD reports 46.1 (2019): 16-22.
  3. ↑ Marchese, Bridget, Aaron McDonald, and Heath McGowan. "The bifurcation and topography of the posterior tibial artery within the tarsal tunnel." Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy 45.5 (2023): 611-622.
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John Kiel on 4 November 2024 10:58:13
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