For a more complete picture, learn to check your carotid pulse (side of your neck), posterior tibial pulse (inside ankle), and dorsalis pedis pulse (top of foot). Comparing pulse quality between ...

Dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial arteries. The dorsalis pedis pulse is usually felt along the dorsum of the foot just lateral to the extensor tendon of the great toe. The posterior tibial pulse ...

A weak pulse may be a sign of an underlying circulatory ... the peroneal (fibular) artery, the posterior tibial artery, and the anterior tibial artery. As the anterior tibial artery passes over ...

Patients referred for arterial duplex scanning were examined for the presence of foot lesions and the presence of pedal pulses (dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial pulses). Patients were included ...

The posterior tibial tendon links the calf muscle and the bones inside the foot. The tendon’s responsibility is to support the foot’s arch when taking a step. An acute injury, like a fall ...

What Is Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction? The tendons in your body connect your bones to your muscles and extend along the joints to help you carry out bending movements. One such tendon is the ...

To interpret the findings of this examination it is necessary to know the normal occurrence of both the dorsalis pedis and the posterior tibial pulses. Previous studies on the frequency of absent ...

Morrison — Visiting Physician, Beth Israel Hospital. For record and address of author see "This Week's Issue," page 460. Select the format you want to export the citation of this publication.