Pes anserinus
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Pes anserinus is the anatomic name given to the conjoined tendons at the medial aspect of the knee that insert onto the anteromedial aspect of the tibia.
Terminology
The term "pes anserinus" may also be used to describe the branching point of the facial nerve (CN-VII) within the parotid gland.
Gross anatomy
The three tendons that form the pes anserinus (from anterior to posterior) are 1,2:
See here for mnemonics for remembering the three conjoined tendons that make up the pes anserinus.
These tendons insert onto the anteromedial proximal tibia approximately 4 cm distal to the tibial plateau 2. They insert
Relations
The pes anserinus bursa lies between the pes anserinus tendons and the more deeply located semimembranosus tendon at the level of the knee joint. This bursa can become inflamed and symptomatic: pes anserinus bursitis.
History and etymology
The name comes from the Latin for goose's foot, in view of the similarity of the structure to the webbed foot of the bird.
Related pathology
-</ul><p>See <a href="/articles/tendons-of-pes-anserinus-mnemonic-1">here</a> for <strong>mnemonics</strong> for remembering the three conjoined tendons that make up the pes anserinus.</p><p>These tendons insert onto the anteromedial proximal tibia approximately 4 cm distal to the tibial plateau <sup>2</sup>. They insert </p><h5>Relations</h5><p>The <a href="/articles/pes-anserinus-bursa">pes anserinus bursa</a> lies between the pes anserinus tendons and the more deeply located <a href="/articles/semimembranosus-muscle">semimembranosus</a> tendon at the level of the <a href="/articles/knee-joint-1">knee joint</a>. This bursa can become inflamed and symptomatic: <a href="/articles/pes-anserinus-bursitis-1">pes anserinus bursitis</a>.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>The name comes from the Latin for goose's foot, in view of the similarity of the structure to the webbed foot of the bird. </p><h4>Related pathology</h4><ul>- +</ul><p>See <a href="/articles/tendons-of-pes-anserinus-mnemonic-1">here</a> for <strong>mnemonics</strong> for remembering the three conjoined tendons that make up the pes anserinus.</p><p>These tendons insert onto the anteromedial proximal tibia approximately 4 cm distal to the tibial plateau <sup>2</sup>. </p><h5>Relations</h5><p>The <a href="/articles/pes-anserinus-bursa">pes anserinus bursa</a> lies between the pes anserinus tendons and the more deeply located <a href="/articles/semimembranosus-muscle">semimembranosus</a> tendon at the level of the <a href="/articles/knee-joint-1">knee joint</a>. This bursa can become inflamed and symptomatic: <a href="/articles/pes-anserinus-bursitis-1">pes anserinus bursitis</a>.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>The name comes from the Latin for goose's foot, in view of the similarity of the structure to the webbed foot of the bird. </p><h4>Related pathology</h4><ul>
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