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Designing for Foot and Ankle Anatomy
Published in Karen L. LaBat, Karen S. Ryan, Human Body, 2019
The network of leg arteries ends in the ankle and foot (Figure 2.16). The anterior tibial artery of the leg feeds the dorsalis pedis artery of the foot. In a healthy person, the pulse at this artery can be found quite easily over the central portion of the navicular bone, presenting an accessible site to monitor heart rate. As the dorsalis pedis reaches the top of the forefoot it branches across to feed into each toe. The posterior tibial artery, coursing behind the medial malleolus, carries rich amounts of blood to the sole of the foot and toes. Blood from the foot drains through superficial veins into deep veins proximal to the ankle joint, to take advantage of the musculovenous pump of the calf (see Section 5.10.1). Research on the influence of high-heeled shoes on venous function in young women (Tedeschi Filho, Dezzotti, Joviliano, Moriya, & Piccinato, 2012) demonstrated impairment of the function of the musculovenous pump. There was decreased return of venous blood, proportional to heel height, from the lower leg and foot.
A review on femoropopliteal arterial deformation during daily lives and nickel-titanium stent properties
Published in Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology, 2022
Ali K. Kareem, Mustafa M. Gabir, Inas R. Ali, Al E. Ismail, Ishkrizat Taib, Nofrizalidris Darlis, Omar M. Almoayed
The FPA (femoral-popliteal or FP) is the main limb artery located in the peripheral artery (lower extremities), as shown in Figure 1. FPA is responsible for the blood adhering to the lower extremities (tissues and mussels) through its branches. Over there, the FPA has branches of blood artery, such as the superficial femoral artery (SFA), the adductor hiatus, the popliteal artery (PA), the anterior tibial artery and the tibioperoneal trunk [8]. However, FPA has often suffered from several problems that need to be addressed, such as the high proportion of atherosclerotic plaque. These obstacles have been investigated in the following section.