“Tibia” is Latin for “shinbone” AND “flute”... but what about a “flute” made of “shinbone”??
Yep, that happened. Here’s a copy of a Tibial Flute originally made 10,000 yrs ago in Germany... 2/ Time for a little anatomy review.
The TN splits off the sciatic nerve and is sometimes called the “Posterior Tibial Nerve” in the lower leg.
May 15, 2021 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
1/ Here’s a THREAD on entrapment that nobody requested.
This time the victim is the SAPHENOUS NERVE (SN).
“Saphenous” is a derivative of “el safin” [Arabic for “hidden” or “concealed”] originally naming the accompanying vein used for “therapeutic bleeding” purposes! 2/ Brief anatomy...
SN splits from the Femoral Nerve at the Femoral Triangle before entering the “adductor canal” -aka subsartorial or “Hunter’s” canal- and just before exiting the canal splits into
1) infrapatellar branches (IPB), &
2) descending (aka sartorial) branch
May 9, 2021 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
1/ Here’s a thread on entrapment that nobody requested.
This time the victim is the Common Peroneal Nerve.
Its namesake comes from the names of adjacent muscles derived from the Greek word “Perone” meaning “pin of a brooch or buckle”... kinda like a modern safety pin. 2/ You prolly already know this, but just in case....
The common peroneal nerve is an extension of the Sciatic nerve, and passes behind the head of the fibula through an opening in the origin of the peroneus longus muscle.
