Anterior ankle tendons (mnemonic)
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A mnemonic that refers to the order of the ankle tendons that pass under the extensor retinaculum of the ankle running from medial to lateral is:
- Tom Hates Dick
Mnemonic
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T: tibialis
anteriorposterior - H: extensor hallucis longus
- D: extensor digitorum longus
History and etymology
The phrase Tom, Dick and Harry was in common usage in the early 19th century 1.
-<p>A <strong>mnemonic</strong> that refers to the order of the ankle tendons that pass under the <a title="Extensor retinaculum" href="/articles/extensor-retinaculum">extensor retinaculum</a> of the <a href="/articles/ankle">ankle</a> running from medial to lateral is:</p><ul><li>Tom Hates Dick</li></ul><h4>Mnemonic</h4><ul>- +<p>A <strong>mnemonic</strong> that refers to the order of the ankle tendons that pass under the <a href="/articles/extensor-retinaculum">extensor retinaculum</a> of the <a href="/articles/ankle">ankle</a> running from medial to lateral is:</p><ul><li>Tom Hates Dick</li></ul><h4>Mnemonic</h4><ul>
-<strong>T: </strong><a href="/articles/tibialis-anterior-muscle">tibialis anterior</a>-</li>- +<strong>T: </strong><a href="/articles/tibialis-anterior-muscle">tibialis </a>posterior</li>
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