Anatom3DTendon sheath of tibialis anterior
Vagina tendinis musculi tibialis anterioris · Pochva šlachy předního holenního svalu
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
The sleeve around the tibialis anterior tendon, the most inner tendon on the front of the ankle.
What it does
Lets the main foot-lifting tendon glide.
Keeping it well
Rarely the tendon ruptures in older people, giving a slapping foot; it needs prompt review.
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