Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Structures behind medial malleolus

Structures that pass behind medial malleolus deep to flexor retinaculum (From anterior to posterior):
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Tibialis posterior,
flexor Digitorum longus,
posterior tibial Artery,
tibial Nerve,
flexor Hallucis longus tendon

NB: Please note that a correction has been made to this blog on 16-12-2009. The mistake was pointed out by G. Murray. Thank you Murray. 

2 comments :

G. Murray said...

The Great Saphenous Vein travels anterior to the medial malleolus, not posterior. (Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 6th Edition, Moore & Dalley)

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