A 55-year-old man is admitted to the hospital after falling from his roof. Among other injuries suffered in his fall, radiographic examination reveals a fracture of the talus bone in one foot.From what aery does this bone receive its primary vascular supply?,
The posterior tibial aery provides most of the aerial supply for the neck and body of the talus bone. Much of the blood supply of this bone can be lost in an injury to this vessel and can result in osteonecrosis. The fibular (peroneal) aery provides a small amount of vascular supply. The Medial Plantar and Lateral Plantar branches of the Posterior Tibial Aery are distributed to tissues in the Plantar surface of the foot. The Dorsalis Pedis is the continuation of the Anterior Tibial Aery on the dorsum of the foot.
Posterior tibial
Anterior tibial
Dorsalis pedis
Lateral plantar
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