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anterior tibialis

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anterior ti·bi·al·is (tb-ls)
n.
A muscle with origin from the lateral surface of the tibia, the interosseous membrane, and the intermuscular septum, with insertion into the medial cuneiform bone and the base of the first metatarsal, with nerve supply from the deep peroneal nerve, and whose action causes the dorsiflexion and inversion of the foot.


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Other causes for shin pain can also be due to excessive use of the anterior tibialis muscle in the front of the leg, along the outside front of the shin bones.
Ultrasound of the right ankle showed an abnormally thickened anterior tibialis tendon (ATT) at the level of the anterior aspect of the ankle (Figure 2).
Thus, the skin surfaces overlying the muscle bellies of the lateral gastrocnemius and anterior tibialis muscles of the dominant leg were shaved and cleansed with alcohol.
 
 
 
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