Circumflex fibular branch of posterior tibial artery

Ramus circumflexus fibularis arteriae tibialis posterioris

  • Latin synonym: Ramus circumflexus peronealis
  • Synonym: Circumflex peroneal branch
  • Related terms: Circumflex fibular branch; Circumflex peroneal branch

Definition

The posterior medial malleolar artery (a. malleolaris posterior medialis; internal malleolar artery) is a small branch which winds around the tibial malleolus and ends in the medial malleolar net-work

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