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Anterior tibial artery

Leg artery

Field	Value
Name	Anterior tibial artery
Latin	arteria tibialis anterior
Image	Anterior tibial artery.png
Width	200
BranchFrom	Popliteal artery
BranchTo	Post. tibial recurrent
ant. tibial recurrent
musc. branches
ant. medial malleolar
ant. lateral malleolar
dorsalis pedis
Vein	Anterior tibial vein
Supplies	Anterior compartment of the leg

ant. tibial recurrent musc. branches ant. medial malleolar ant. lateral malleolar dorsalis pedis The anterior tibial artery is an artery of the leg. It carries blood to the anterior compartment of the leg and dorsal surface of the foot, from the popliteal artery.

Structure

Back of left lower extremity, showing origin of anterior tibial artery before it continues on the anterior side.

Course

The anterior tibial artery is a branch of the popliteal artery. It originates at the distal end of the popliteus muscle posterior to the tibia. The artery typically passes anterior to the popliteus muscle prior to passing between the tibia and fibula through an oval opening at the superior aspect of the interosseus membrane. The artery then descends between the tibialis anterior and extensor digitorum longus muscles.

It is accompanied by the anterior tibial vein, and the deep peroneal nerve, along its course.

It crosses the anterior aspect of the ankle joint, at which point it becomes the dorsalis pedis artery.

Branches

The branches of the anterior tibial artery are:

posterior tibial recurrent artery
anterior tibial recurrent artery
muscular branches
anterior medial malleolar artery
anterior lateral malleolar artery
dorsalis pedis artery

Clinical significance

As the artery passes medial to the fibular neck, it becomes vulnerable to damage during a tibial osteotomy.

Additional images

Image:Gray346.png|Right knee-joint. Posterior view. Image:Gray440_color.png|Cross-section through middle of leg. Image:Thigh arteries schema.svg|Schema of the arteries of the thigh. Anterior tibial artery is labeled at the bottom. File:Slide1RRRR.JPG|Anterior tibial artery File:Slide7RRRR.JPG|Anterior tibial artery File:Slide18wwww.JPG|Anterior tibial artery

References

Jacob, S.. (2008-01-01). "Chapter 6 - Lower limb". Churchill Livingstone.

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