Left medial plantar artery

Looks like

The smaller end branch of the posterior tibial artery, running forward along the inner side of the sole.

What it does

Supplies the muscles and skin of the inner sole and the big toe.

Keeping it well

Its territory is used for flaps to rebuild the heel, since it carries sole-type skin that bears weight well.

Its parts

• Left superficial medial plantar artery

Related conditions

• Achilles tendon rupture
• Buerger's disease (thromboangiitis obliterans)
• Chronic venous insufficiency
• Compartment syndrome
• Growing pains
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Hypothermia & frostbite
• Kawasaki disease
• Lymphangitis
• Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)
• Lymphoedema
• Metabolic syndrome
• Orthostatic hypotension & POTS
• Peripheral artery disease
• Phaeochromocytoma & hyperaldosteronism
• Pre-eclampsia
• Raynaud's phenomenon
• Restless legs syndrome
• Sepsis
• Shock (circulatory failure)
• Superficial thrombophlebitis
• Varicose veins
• Vasculitis (GCA & others)
• Venomous snakebite