Anatom3DTendon sheath of tibialis posterior muscle
Vagina tendinis musculi tibialis posterioris · Pochva šlachy zadního holenního svalu
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
The sleeve around the tibialis posterior tendon, closest to the inner ankle bone.
What it does
Lets the main arch-supporting tendon glide around the inner ankle.
Keeping it well
Inflammation and tears lead to adult flatfoot. Pain and swelling behind the inner ankle with a falling arch need early care.
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