name that vein
Empties into popliteal vein
What is small saphenous vein?
The compartment of the leg containing only a nerve
What is the lateral compartment?
The smaller division of the sciatic nerve
What is the common fibular nerve?
Has the farthest attachment from the ankle joint
What is the tibialis anterior?
A kink can occur in the popliteal artery as a result
What is full knee flexion?
What is great saphenous vein?
The fibular artery and vein travel without a nerve here
What is the deep posterior compartment?
Gives rise to the medial cutaneous sural nerve
What is the tibial nerve?
Very important in the "toe off" phase of walking
What is the fibularis longus?
Results from small tears in the periosteum
What are shin splints?
The femoral artery passes through here to become the popliteal artery
What is the adductor hiatus?
Extensor digitorum is most lateral here
What is the anterior compartment?
Supplies the skin between the 1st and 2nd toes
What is the deep fibular nerve?
When the knee is extended it can plantarflex the ankle
What is the gastrocnemius?
May have proprioceptive fibers that help protect the ATFL
What is the fibularis tertius?
At the inferior border of the popliteus muscle it divides into anterior and posterior arteries
What is the popliteal artery?
Attaches to middle 1/3 of medial border of tibia in the superficial posterior compartment
What is the soleus?
Tibial nerve (L4, L5, S1) innervates this muscle
What is the popliteus?
Antigravity muscles
What is the soleus?
Rotates 1/4 turn as it goes inferiorly
What is the Achilles Tendon?
These are the geniculate anastomoses
What are superior lateral, superior medial, inferior lateral, inferior medial, and middle?
(as well as descending genicular and descending branch of lateral femoral circumflex artery)
This compartment contains 4 muscles
What is the posterior compartment?
Causes foot drop
What is common fibular nerve injury?
Aids PCL in preventing femur from slipping off tibial plateau
What is the popliteus?
Superolateral superficial boundary of the popliteal fossa
What is the biceps femoris?