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AAAAA
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05/03/06 - 03:19 PM

A 27-year-old carpenter dropped his circular saw and severed his lower leg.

Which of the following would be indicative of a severed tibial nerve?

1. paralysis of the plantar-flexors of the foot

2. paralysis of all the muscles in the posterior compartment of the leg

3. anesthesia of most of the sole of the foot

4. paralysis of the muscle in the lateral crural compartment

5. anesthesia of the medial aspect of the lower leg

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05/03/06 - 03:21 PM

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05/03/06 - 03:26 PM

Possible 1

I just google and find the function of tibial nerve is plantar-flexion of the ankle

Is pantar-flexor of the ankle the sma as the foot ?

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05/03/06 - 05:15 PM

1.....plantar flexion of ankle and foot are same.

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05/04/06 - 01:53 AM

I IS RIGHT

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07/05/06 - 04:54 PM

Q. what are the muscles responsible for planter flexion at the ankle.

A. Posterior compartment muscles of the leg.

This information has made answering the question difficult as both the choices are present in the given options.

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07/10/06 - 07:01 PM

tibial nerve supplies posterior compt. femoral nerve anterior compt. peroneal nerve damage=foot drop.

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12/04/06 - 03:33 PM

docofthebigapple wrote:
Q. what are the muscles responsible for planter flexion at the ankle.

A. Posterior compartment muscles of the leg.

This information has made answering the question difficult as both the choices are present in the given options.

the word leg is wrong.. not the whole leg, just the lower part, right?

So, answer 1

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