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Lower Limb
Nerves/compartments
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Anatomy
Post-Graduate
11/12/2008

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Term
Femoral nerve
Definition
HIP FLEXION; KNEE EXTENSION; NUMBNESS OF ANTERIOR THIGH, ANTEROMEDIAL LEG, AND MEDIAL FOOT
Term
OBTURATOR
Definition
HIP ADDUCTION; NUMBNESS OF MEDIAL THIGH
Term
SCIATIC
Definition
HIP EXTENSION; KNEE FLEXION; LOSS OR WEAKNESS OF ALL MOTOR FUNCTION BELOW THE KNEE; NUMBNESS OF POSTERIOR AND LATERAL LEG, AND MOST OF FOOT (EXCEPT MEDIAL SIDE)
Term
TIBIAL
Definition
PLANTARFLEXION OF ANKLE; INVERSION OF FOOT (WEAK TP MUSCLE); FLEXION OF TOES; NUMBNESS OF POSTERIOR LEG AND PLANTAR SURFACE OF FOOT
Term
COMMON FIBULAR
Definition
DORSIFLEXION OF ANKLE; EVERSION OF FOOT; EXTENSION OF TOES; NUMBNESS OF LATERAL LEG AND DORSUM OF FOOT
Term
DEEP PERONEAL
Definition
DORSIFLEXION; EXTENSION OF TOES; INVERSION OF FOOT (WEAK TA MUSCLE); NUMBNESS OF INFEROLATERAL LEG AND DORSUM OF FOOT
Term
SUPERFICIAL PERONEAL
Definition
EVERSION OF FOOT; NUMBNESS ON INFEROLATERAL LEG AND DORSUM OF FOOT
Term
LATERAL THIGH
Definition
LATERAL FEMORAL CUTANEOUS NERVE
Term
MEDIAL THIGH
Definition
OBTURATOR NERVE
Term
ANTERIOR THIGH
Definition
FEMORAL NERVE
Term
POSTERIOR THIGH
Definition
POSTERIOR CUTANEOUS NERVE
Term
LATERAL LEG
Definition
SUPERFICIAL PERONEAL NERVE
Term
MEDIAL LEG
Definition
FEMORAL NERVE VIA SAPHENOUS NERVE
Term
ANTERIOR LEG
Definition
FEMORAL NERVE VIA SAPHENOUS NERVE
Term
POSTERIOR LEG
Definition
SURAL NERVE
Term
DORSUM OF FOOT
Definition
SUPERFICIAL PERONEAL NERVE
Term
PLANTAR FOOT
Definition
TIBIAL NERVE
Term
1ST INTERDIGITAL CLEFT
Definition
DEEP PERONEAL NERVE
Term
MEDIAL FOOT
Definition
FEMORAL NERVE VIA SAPHENOUS NERVE
Term
LATERAL FOOT
Definition
SURAL NERVE
Term
DERMATOMES
Definition
L4-MEDIAL SURFACE OF FOOT; L5- DORSAL SURFACE OF FOOT; S1-LATERAL SURFACE OF FOOT
Term
KEYSTONE BONE
Definition
TALUS; WEDGE SHAPED BONE ON THE TOP OF ANY ARCH THAT PREVENTS COLLAPSE
Term
MEDIAL LONGITUDINAL ARCH
Definition
SPRING LIGAMENT, LONG PLANTAR LIGAMENT, AND SHORT PLANTAR LIGAMENT, PLANTAR APONEUROSIS, TENDON OF TIBIALIS POSTERIOR MUSCLE
Term
TRANSVERSE ARCH
Definition
TENDON OF PERONEUS LONGUS; HIGH ARCHES COULD BE DUE TO SPASTIC CONTRACTION OF THE PERONEUS LONGUS AND TIBIALIS POSTERIOR TENDONS, LIKELY NEUROLOGICAL; FLAT FEET- USUALLY INDICATES MECHANICAL PROBLEM
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