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Cross sections of right foot

Horizontal section of lower part of leg through tibiofibular syndesmosis

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Cross sections of right foot
Horizontal section of lower part of leg through tibiofibular syndesmosis
The specimen, cut across just above the ankle joint, is viewed from below so that the side-to-side relations of the structures that have been followed through the preceding sections of the foot remain unchanged.
  1. Extensor digitorum longus muscle
  2. Anterior lateral malleolar artery
  3. Anterior tibiofibular ligament
  4. Interosseous tibiofibular ligament (continuous above with the interosseous membrane of leg)
  5. Fibula
  6. Posterior tibiofibular ligament
  7. Peroneus longus muscle (tendon)
  8. Peroneus brevis muscle
  9. Flexor hallucis longus muscle
  10. Lesser saphenous vein
  11. Deep transverse septum
  12. Tendo calcaneus
  13. Extensor hallucis longus muscle
  14. Tibialis anterior muscle
  15. Superior extensor retinaculum
  16. Greater saphenous vein
  17. Tibia
  18. Tibialis posterior muscle (tendon within synovial sheath surrounded by flexor retinaculum)
  19. Flexor digitorum longus muscle
  20. Upper pointer: Medial plantar nerve Lower pointer: Lateral plantar nerve
  21. Posterior tibial artery
  22. Calcaneal branch of lateral posterior tibial artery