Posterior ankle tendons (mnemonic)
Dr Jeremy Jones et al.
Mnemonics that can be used to remember the anatomy of the ankle tendons from anterior to posterior as they pass posteriorly to the medial malleolus include:
- Tom, Dick and Harry
- Tom, Dick And Very Nervous Harry
Mnemonic
Tom, Dick and Harry
Tom, Dick And Very Nervous Harry
An extension of the above mnemonic to include the positon of the neurovascular bundle.
- T - tibialis posterior
- D - flexor digitorum longus
- A - artery
- V - vein
- N - nerve
- H - flexor hallucis longus
Etymology
Tom, Dick and Harry were the names of the three tunnels dug in the Great Escape.
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