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tibial artery

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tibial artery
n.
1. An artery with origin in the popliteal artery, with branches to the posterior and anterior tibial recurrent, lateral and medial anterior malleolar arteries, the dorsal artery of the foot, the lateral tarsal, medial tarsal, arcuate, dorsal metatarsal, and dorsal digital arteries; anterior tibial artery.
2. An artery with origin in the popliteal artery, with branches to the peroneal artery, the nutrient artery of the fibula, the lateral and medial posterior malleolar arteries, the nutrient artery of the tibia, and the medial and lateral plantar arteries; posterior tibial artery.


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Brachial, radial, and ulnar artery were examined from the upper limbs and popliteal, anterior and posterior tibial artery from the lower limbs.
Within the tarsal tunnel run a number of tendons (posterior tibial tendon flexor digitorum tendon, and flexor hallucis tendon) as well as the posterior tibial nerve, and the posterior tibial artery.
Data Acquisition: Patients were followed up during in-hospital period for: (1) presence of active bleeding, (2) need for additional manual compression, if any, (3) hematoma diameter in centimeters, (4) presence of a bruit or a pulsatile mass, (5) post-deployment pain, (6) examination of arterial pulses, including femoral artery, popliteal artery and posterior tibial artery (7) time to ambulation.
 
 
 
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