The lower leg lies between the knee and ankle and works with the upper leg and foot to help perform key functions. In the leg are a number of bones, muscles, tendons, nerves and blood vessels ...

Anterior tibial recurrent artery: The anterior tibial recurrent artery passes upward through the tibialis anterior muscle (an important muscle in the lower leg near the tibia). Perforating ...

Along with two other muscles, the sartorius and iliopsoas, the quadriceps form the anterior compartment, which extends the leg at the knee, ... Muscles of the lower extremity. (n.d.).

This can happen in any of the body’s compartments, but it most frequently occurs in the lower leg, which has four compartments (anterior, posterior, lateral, and deep).

The general aim was to study several aspects of diagnosis and treatment of chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the deep posterior lower leg (dp-CECS) and to identify possible causes for poor ...

Compartments are groups of muscles, nerves, and blood vessels in your arms and legs. For example, the anterior compartment of your lower leg contains the muscles and structures found next to your ...

After many years of intermittent lower leg pain and a summer with three weeks of ... Since the basic problem is increase in muscle compartment ... so be sure to test the anterior compartment.

Sustaining a previous injury to your leg, ankle, ... Exertional anterior compartment syndrome happens when the sheath that covers your tibialis anterior muscle isn’t big enough.