Knee, leg, ankle and foot Flashcards
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describe the bones of the leg *
the tibia and fibia are 2 parallel bones that articulate with each other
they have an interosseous membrane between them
tibia has medial and lateral condyles involved in articulation
the articular surfaces are called the medial and lateral tibial plateau - this is where the femer sits
the intercondylar tubercles of the intercondylar eminence are between the plateaus
tibial tuberosity is for the attachment of teh atella tendon
the distal end of the fibula and tibula have a malleolus - a pointy bit involved in the proximal ankle joint
between the distal nds of the tibia and fibia is a trough for the ankle bones to fit into
prox end of fibula is more rounded
what is the anatomical name for big toe *
hallux
describe the bones pof the feet *
have tarsal, metatarals and phalanges
tarsals - talus, navicular, cuboid and 3 cuneiforms
together the tarsals form transverse joints - allow flexibility
the tarsal called talus is involved in articulation with the leg bone
underneath the talus have the calcaneus bone - this is the heal bone and where the calcaneus tendon attaches posteriorly
have sesamoid bones at big toe in flexor hallucis brevis - when on tip toes put a lot of weight here = the seamoid bones prevent you crushing on the tendons
what are the muscular compartments involved in the knee, leg ankle and foot *
anterior compartment of leg
lateral compartment of leg
posterior compartment of the leg
intrinsic muscles of the foot - sole 4 layers, drosum 2 muscles
what muscles of teh anterior compartment of the thigh are involved in the knee *
tensor fascia latae
sartorius
quadriceps femoris
how is the fascia of the buttock and thigh relatd to the knee *
the iliotibial tract mergs with fascia distal to the knee - provides knee joint stability
what muscles of the medial compartment of the thigh are involved in the knee *
gracialis - acts across the knee joint
from inferior ramus of pubis
provides knee joint stability
what muscles from the posterior thigh are involved in the knee *
the hamstrings - semimembranous, semitendinous, biceps femoris
prox attachement is ischial tuberosity, EXCEPT shot head of the biceps comes off the shaft of femer
distal attachment - semimembranous and semitendinous: attach to tibia (tendinous anterior, membranous posterior), biceps femoris: fiula
what is dorsiflexion *
raise foot to body
movement of the dorsal side of the foot towards the leg
what is plantar flexion *
move feet away from body
when feet are planted it is goint onto tip toes (dorsi-flexion is th opposite of this)
describe the anterior compartment of the leg *
func: ankle dorsiflxors (extensors) and extend the digits
nerve: deep peroneal; nerve
blood: anterior tibial artery
muscles:
- tibialis anteior,
- extensor digitorum longus
- extensor hallucis longus (ie acts on thumb)
describe the tibialis anterior muscle *
most superficial of the anterior compartment
acts across the ankle on medial side of teh tarsals
attaches to the prox 1/2 of anterolateral tibial surface nad the interosseous membrane, lateral tibial condyle, anterior intermuscular septum and crucal fascia
tendon runs inferomedially to cross the ankle joint
attach to medial cuneiform and base of teh 1st metatarsal
INVERSION OF THE FOOT, dorsiflexor, adducts foot
deep peroneal nerve - l4 5 s1
describe extensor digitorum longus *
act on the 4 digits
attach to lateral head of the fibula, upper 2/3 of medial fibular shaft surface and upper part of the interosseous membrane, and the related surface of the lateral tibial condyle, crucal fascia
its tendon crosses the ankle medially and splits into 4 tendon slips
each of which insert on dorsm of middle and distal phalanges as part of extensor expansion
extends lateral 4 digits, weak dorsiflexor, extends foot
deep peroneal nerve l4 5 s1
describe etensor hallucis longus *
only act on hallux
attach to mid and distal anterior surface of the fibula and adjacent interosseous membrane
tendon crosses ankle centrally
insert into dorsal surface of distal phalanx of hallux
extend distal phalanx, weak dorsiflexor, weak inversion and adduction
anterior tibial a
deep peroneal nerve l4 5 s1
describe the muscles on the dorsum of tyhe foot *
have extensor hallucis brevis
extensor digitorum longus tendon and brevis (brevis si a small muscle that is covered by tendons)
describe the lateral compartment of the leg *
func: ankle evertors (pull foot so soles face laterally), can contribute to dorsiflexion
nerve: superficial peroneal nerve
blood: peroneal artery
muscles:
- peroneus longus
- peroneus brevis
- peroneus tertius - small but is present
describe peroneus longus and brevsi *
prox attachment: fibular and tibea
go behind the lateral malleoulus adn run laterally in the foot
brevis attaches to base opf 5th metacarple
longis turns and goes to the opposite side of th foot - strong evertor
describe the posterior compartment of the leg *
func: ankle plantarflexors
nerve: tibial nerve
blood: posterior tibial artery
muscles - superficial
- gastrocnemius
- soleus
- plantaris
muscles - deep
- popliteus
- flexor digitorum longus
- flexor hallucis longus
- tibialis posterior
describe the popliteus *
deep posterior muscle
associated with the knee
attachgment on lateral side of femeral condyle- fans out to attach to the upper shaft of the posterior tibia
func: unlock the knee by initiating lateral rotation of the femer on the tibia (when knee is locked it twists slightly)
describe the gastrocnemius *
has 2 heads - medial and lateral
the proximal attachment is at the posterior non-articualr surface of the femoral condyles
they coinverge to form calcaneal tendon and attach to the posterior surface of the calcaneous
plantar flex ankle, knee flexion when not weight bearing, stabalises ankle and knee when standing
poplital artery and peroneal artery, posterior tinial a
tibial nerve s1 2
describe soleus *
look like flat fish - deep to the gastrocnemius
attachs to the posterior aspect of the fibular head, the upper 1/4 of posterior surface of fbula and middle 1/3 of medial border of the tibial shaft, tendinous arch between tibial and fibular attachments, soleal line of tibia
converges with tendon of gastrocnemius to form th calcaneus tendon - inserting on the middle 1/3 of the poosterior calcaneal surface
plantarflex foot and flex knee
popliteal, peroneal and tibial a
tibial nerve s1 2
describe the triceps surae *
teh 2 heads of gastrocnemius and the 1 head of soleus form the triceps surae
the distal tendon is tendocalcaneus
describe plantaris *
small belly muscle
origin - inferior area of lateral supracondylar area of femer, medial to prox lateral head of gastrocnemius and oblique popliteal ligament of the knee
has long tendon
inserts into calcaneus bone, medial to the calcaneal tendon
has little function but is used in surgey - plantarflexes foot and flexes knee
damage to it is pauinful
describe the gastrocnemius and plantaris contribution to knee joint *
they act across the knee so prvide stability