A previously unreported variation related to the insertion of the tibialis anterior muscle and the superficial fibular (peroneal) nerve

During dissection classes in 2003 in the Department of Anatomy at Ege University Faculty of Medicine, an unexpected variation of the insertion of the tibialis anterior tendon was determined on the right side of a formalin‐fixed cadaver of a 40‐year‐old man without any trace of scars, adhesions or si...

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Published in:Anatomical Science International 2005-09, Vol.80 (3), p.172-175
Main Authors: Ikiz, Z. Asli Aktan, Üçerler, Hülya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Ankle - anatomy & histology
Ankle - physiology
Arthroscopy
Brain injury
Cadaver
Clubfoot
Feet
Fibula - anatomy & histology
Fibula - physiology
Foot diseases
Genetic Variation
Humans
Male
Muscle, Skeletal - innervation
Muscle, Skeletal - physiology
Paralysis
Peroneal Nerve - anatomy & histology
Peroneal Nerve - physiology
Skeletal muscle
superficial fibular (peroneal) nerve
Tendons - anatomy & histology
Tendons - physiology
Tibia - anatomy & histology
Tibia - physiology
Tibialis anterior muscle
tibialis anterior tendon
variation
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Summary:During dissection classes in 2003 in the Department of Anatomy at Ege University Faculty of Medicine, an unexpected variation of the insertion of the tibialis anterior tendon was determined on the right side of a formalin‐fixed cadaver of a 40‐year‐old man without any trace of scars, adhesions or signs of trauma or operation. The insertion of the tibialis anterior tendon was very abnormal, not on the medial side of the foot but on the lateral side. The tibialis anterior is an important muscle because of its function and use in tendon transfer as a treatment of recurrent congenital clubfoot and paralytic equinovarus foot deformities in cerebral palsy and arthroscopy, as discussed herein.
ISSN:1447-6959
0022-7722
1447-073X
DOI:10.1111/j.1447-073x.2005.00093.x