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Lower limb peripheral nerve injurys

"Drop into a DEeP PIT and shuffle your way out":
Foot Drop results from Dorsiflexors and Evertors paralysis, due to common Peroneal nerve lesion.
Plantarflexion and Inversion impairment due to Tibial nerve lesion, results in a shuffling gait.
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---Monica Therese Cating University of the Philippines College of Medicine

Genu valgum vs. genu vargum

Genu valGUM (knock-knee): knees are GUMmed together.
· Varum (bowleg) is the other by default, or Far rhymes with Var, so knees are far apart.
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---Andrew J. Vasil UMD School of Medicine, Duluth, MN

Thigh: innervation by compartment

"MAP OF Sciatic":
Medial compartment: Obturator
Anterior compartment: Femoral
Posterior compartment: Sciatic
· So all the thigh muscles in that compartment get innervated by that nerve.
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---Anonymous Contributor

Femoral artery deep branches

"Put My Leg Down Please":
Profundus femoris (deep femoral artery)
Medial circumflex femoral artery
Lateral circumflex femoral artery
Descending genicular arteries
Perforating arteries
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---Gene Lee Emory School of Medicine

Popliteal fossa: medial to lateral arrangment

"Serve And Volley Next Ball":
Semimembranosus/ Semitendonosus
Artery
Vein
Nerve
Biceps femoris
· Lateral and medial heads of Gastrocnemius are inferior borders.
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---Tympany W. Quintosh Saba University School of Medicine

Femoral triangle: boundaries

"So I May Always Love Sally":
Superiorly: Inguinal ligament
Medially: Adductor longus
Laterally: Sartorius
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---Anonymous Contributor

Varicose veins: symptoms

AEIOU:
Aching
Eczema
Itching
Oedema
Ulceration/ Ugly (LDS, haemosiderin, varicosities)
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---Jamal Khan Birmingham University Medical Student

Swollen leg: unilateral swelling causes

TV BAIL:
Trauma
Venous (varicose veins, DVT, venous insufficiency)
Baker's cyst
Allergy
Inflammation (cellulitis)
Lymphoedema
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---Jamal Khan Birmingham University Medical Student

Pes anserinus: component tendons

"Some God*amned Tendon":
· From medial to lateral:
Sartorius
Gracilis
Semitendinosus
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---Daniel Washington University

Tibia vs. fibula: sizes

The Fibula is thin like a Flute.
The Tibia is thick like a Tuba.
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---H.S. Medical College of Wisconsin