Formations behind the medial ankle
| Limitation in the media | flexor muscles |
|---|---|
| Bordered dorsally | tuber calcanei |
| Bordered ventrally | medial malleolus |
| Contents | m. tibialis posterior , m. flexor digitorum longus , a. tibialis posterior, v. tibialis posterior, n. Tibialis , m. flexor hallucis longus |
| aid | TiDiAVeNeH |
The space behind the medial ankle (often referred to as the canalis malleolaris or tarsal canal) is bounded by the retinaculum musculorum flexorum (medially), the malleolus medialis (ventrally) and the tuber calcanei (dorsally).
The tibialis posterior tendon , the flexor digitorum longus tendon , the tibialis posterior artery together with the tibialis posterior vein, the tibialis n. and the flexor hallucis longus tendon pass here, which is the only tendon that does not rest on the ankle and passes through the processus posterior tali.
Mnemonics are used for easy remembering:
TIDIAVENEH – tendon of TI bialis posterior muscle, tendon of flexor muscle DI gitorum longus, A rteria et VE na tibialis posterior, NE rvus tibialis and tendon of flexor H allucis longus
TIDIVANHA - tendon of TI bialis posterior muscle, tendon of flexor DI gitorum longus, V. tibialis posterior, A. tibialis posterior, N. tibialis, m. flexor HA llucis longus
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References[edit | edit source]
- CIHÁK, Radomír. Anatomy 1 . 2nd edition. Prague: Grada Publishing, a.s., 2008. 516 pp. ISBN 80-7169-970-5.
- GRIM, Miloš and Rastislav DRUGA, et al. Fundamentals of anatomy, 5. Anatomy of body regions . 1st edition. Prague: Galén, 2008. 119 pp. ISBN 978-80-7262-179-8.
