TOPOGRAPHIC ANATOMY OF THE TIBIAL NERVE: - THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TERMINAL DIVISION POINT OF THE TIBIAL NERVE AND THE TERMINAL DIVISION POINT OF THE POSTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY

Dr. Amit Raj Sharma, Dr. Yogesh Diwan*

ABSTRACT

The tibial nerve is one of the terminal branches of the sciatic nerve. The Posterior Tibial Artery is one of the terminal branches of the popliteal artery. They travel on the posterior aspect of the leg and terminate under the flexor retinaculum. Here both structures are present in an osseofibrous tunnel, in this tunnel the tibial nerve might be entrapped and the condition is known as tarsal tunnel syndrome.[1] During different procedures on the posterior tibial artery, the tibial nerve might be injured. Thus, the doctor should know the various possibilities of the relations between the posterior tibial artery and the tibial nerve. In the present study, we will provide knowledge of the arrangement of structures in the tarsal tunnel and will also study the various points of termination of the tibial nerve in relation to the posterior tibial artery.

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