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10 Cards in this Set
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Common fibular nerve wraps around what structure, making it vulnerable to injury
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the head of the fibula
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The lateral compartment of the leg receives its blood supply from the perforating branches of the ___ proximally, and by perforating branches of the ___ distally.
Fibular a. branches from the tibial a. |
-posterior tibial artery
-fibular (peroneal) artery |
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Common Fibular Nerve Injury:
Injury to the common fibular nerve causes ___. There is an inability to ___and ___ the foot It is the most common nerve injury of the lower limb Causes ___ drag in the affected limb To compensate for this, the person may *flex hip and knee joint greater than normal while walking “steppage gait” (bc cannot dorsiflex) “Waddling gait” Circumduction gait “swing out gait” |
-foot drop
-dorsiflex -evert -toe - |
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strongest dorsiflexor and inverter of the foot
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tibialis anterior
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-anterior compartment -lateral -posterior |
-deep fibular n.
-superficial fibular n. -tibial n. |
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The 3 muscles that attach to the posterior surface of the calcaneus via the calcaneal (Achilles) tendon and they plantar flex the foot at the ankle.
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Gastrocneimeus (lat and medial), soleus & plantaris
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Muscle whose most important action is to "unlock" the knee
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popliteus m.
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the order of structures passing into the foot from anterior to posterior
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Tibialis posterior
Flexor digitorum longus Posterior tibial artery Posterior tibial vein Tibial nerve Flexor hallucis longus Think: TOM, DICK, AND & VERY NERVOUS HARRY |
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Atherosclerotic disease of the leg:
Arterial occlusive disease caused by atherosclerosis can cause ___ pain in the calves during exertion (walking and running) This pain is relieved by ___ and is termed ___ |
-aching and cramping
-rest -*intermittent claudication |
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Varicose veins:
___ can lead to varicose veins They put more pressure on distal valves and can cause them to fail. This leads to the superficial veins becoming ___ This condition is more common in ___ and is often made worse during __ |
-Incompetent valves
-dilated and tortuous -women than men -pregnancy |
