A Unique Case of ‘Superficial’ Posterior Tibial Artery – Anatomical and Clinical Considerations

Photographs of the dissected leg showing the variant course of the posterior tibial artery (arrows). In (a) the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle is cut and retracted posteriorly; in (b) the tibial attachment of the soleus muscle is cut and retracted posteriorly, as well. Popliteal artery (PA), peroneal artery (PrA), tibial nerve (TN), soleus muscle (S), medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle (Gmh), tendo calcaneus (TC), medial malleolus (MM).