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What is greater sciatic foramen?
This is the largest foramen leading to and from the pelvis. One of the structures is the sciatic nerve. The foramen might be somewhat "closed" by bone and can "pinch" the sciatic nerve. This is very painful and a person can't dorsiflex the foot. Surgery can open the foramen and reduce the pain and disability.
An inability to extend the leg would result from a loss of function of what nerve?
An inability to extend the leg would result from a loss of function of the common peroneal nerve, a branch of the sciatic nerve. This nerve provides motor function to the muscles that extend the leg and dorsiflex the foot. Injury or compression of the common peroneal nerve can lead to weakness or paralysis in these muscles, resulting in difficulty extending the leg.
What muscles dorsiflex the foot?
Extensor digitorum longus, hallucis longus.The tibialis anterior,extensor hallicus longs, and the extensor digitorium longus
What major nerve is in the foot and leg?
sciatic nerve
Can toes fall off if you have trench foot?
Yes! If your toes are badly damaged, your nerve endings can break down and die, causing your toes to fall off! Ew!
The posterior side of the thigh leg and foot is served by what nerve?
The posterior side of the thigh, leg, and foot are served by the tibial nerve. The tibial nerve is a branch of the sciatic nerve.
I dropped a large object on my top of my foot where I have Morton's neuroma if I pick my foot up to wash it feels like a hot poker is on top of my foot. Do you think I severe the nerve?
Severing a nerve means loss of feeling and movement for the area affected. Because you feel pain in this affected area, it is not likely that the nerve was severed. It may be pinched or otherwise damaged, however, so it could be in your best interest to see your doctor. Good luck!
What nerve roots innervate the sole of the foot?
The sole of the foot is primarily innervated by the tibial nerve, a branch of the sciatic nerve. The tibial nerve carries sensory information from the plantar surface of the foot and is responsible for controlling the muscles involved in foot movement.
Is it normal to have muscles on your shins?
In human anatomy, the tibialis anterior is a muscle that originates in the upper two-thirds of the lateral surface of the tibia and inserts into the medial cuneiform and first metatarsal bones of the foot. Its acts to dorsiflex and invert the foot.
Does the tibial nerve provide sensation from the sole of the foot?
Yes, the tibial nerve provides sensation to the sole of the foot. It is a major branch of the sciatic nerve and supplies sensory innervation to the heel, sole, and the bottom of the foot.
What major nerve serves the lateral leg and foot?
deep peroneal nerve from the common peroneal never
Can foot drop be cured?
Foot drop is caused because there is disruption in signalling of the nerve to the muscle. The muscle that brings the foot up fails and so the foot drops The nerve can be temporarily injured = neuropraxia and therefore will recover. More extensive injuries to the nerve may or may not recover. A complete transection of the nerve is unlikely to recover without surgery So it depends on the cause and how extensive the injury to the nerve is
