Relationship between attachment site of tibialis anterior muscle and shape of tibia: anatomical study of cadavers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tibialis anterior (TA) muscle is the largest dorsiflexor of the ankle joint and plays an important role during gait movement. However, descriptions of the TA attachment site are inconsistent even among major anatomy textbooks, and its origin, especially the attachment site for the tibia, has not been reported in detail. This study is the first experimental attempt to investigate the origin of the TA in detail, paying particular attention to the relationship with the shape of the tibia, including sex differences.

Methods

Forty legs (20 males, 20 females) from twenty Japanese cadavers were examined. Gross anatomical examination of the TA's attachment site to the tibia and the tibia's shape was performed.

Results

The location of the distal end of the TA's atta

SUBMITTER: Kimata K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9277928 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature