- Posterior tibial artery
Infobox Artery
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Latin = arteria tibialis posterior
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Caption = Back of left lower extremity, showing surface markings for bones, vessels, and nerves. (Posterior tibial artery labeled at bottom right.)
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BranchFrom =popliteal artery
BranchTo =fibular artery ,medial plantar artery ,lateral plantar artery
Vein =posterior tibial vein
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DorlandsPre = a_61
DorlandsSuf = 12156400
The posterior tibial artery of thelower limb carries blood to theposterior compartment of the leg andplantar surface of thefoot , from thepopliteal artery . It is accompanied by adeep vein , theposterior tibial vein , along its course.Branches
It typically gives rise to the
fibular artery .cite journal | author = Day C, Orme R | title = Popliteal artery branching patterns -- an angiographic study | journal = Clin Radiol | volume = 61 | issue = 8 | pages = 696–9 | year = 2006 | pmid = 16843754 | doi = 10.1016/j.crad.2006.03.014]It also gives rise to
medial plantar artery andlateral plantar artery .In addition a calcaneal branch to the medial aspect of the calcaneus.
Palpation of the posterior tibial artery pulse
The posterior tibial artery
pulse can be readily palpated posterior and inferior to themedial malleolus and is often examined byphysicians when assessing a patient forperipheral vascular disease . It is very rarely absent in young and healthy individuals; in a study of 547 healthy individuals only one person did not have a palpable posterior tibial artery. [Robertson GS, Ristic CD, Bullen BR. The incidence of congenitally absent foot pulses. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1990 Mar;72(2):99-100. PMID 2185683.]References
=AdditionalExternal links
* - "The Arteries of the Lower Extremity"
* - "Ankle joint"
* - "Arteries of the lower extremity shown in association with major landmarks."
* [http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/surface/pulses/pulses.html Image at umich.edu - pulse]
* http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_15/15-10.HTM
* http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_17/17-3.HTM
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