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Tibialis
Tibialis meaning
Either of two muscles that attach to the tibia.
Synonyms of Tibialis
Example sentences (4)
He was highly impactful off the bench in Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals against Dallas before suffering his second injury, which the team called “a torn retinaculum and dislocated posterior tibialis tendon” in his left leg.
In the weight-bearing leg it acts similar to the tibialis anterior.
Platzer 2004, p 262 In the deep layer of posterior muscles tibialis posterior arises proximally on the back of the interosseous membrane and adjoining bones and divides into two parts in the sole of the foot to attach to the tarsus.
The muscle dorsiflexes the hallux, and acts similar to the tibialis anterior in the weight-bearing leg.