Anatom3DSubtendinous bursa of tibialis anterior
Bursa subtendinea musculi tibialis anterioris · Podšlachová burza předního holenního svalu
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A small sac between the tibialis anterior tendon and the inner cuneiform where the tendon attaches.
What it does
Reduces friction at the tendon's attachment.
Keeping it well
Rarely a separate problem.
Related conditions
- Buerger's disease (thromboangiitis obliterans)
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Clubfoot (talipes equinovarus)
- Flat feet (pes planus)
- Ganglion cyst
- Gout
- Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
- Hammer toe and claw toe
- Lyme disease
- Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)
- Lymphoedema
- Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
- Morton's neuroma
- Osteoarthritis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Restless legs syndrome
- Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder
- Varicose veins
- Venomous snakebite