Posterior ankle tendons (mnemonic)

Last revised by Craig Hacking on 3 Aug 2021

Mnemonics that can be used to remember the anatomy of the ankle tendons from anterior to posterior as they pass posterior to the medial malleolus of the tibia under the flexor retinaculum in the tarsal tunnel include:

  • Tom, Dick and Harry
  • Tom, Dick And Very Nervous Harry

Mnemonic

Tom, Dick and Harry
Tom, Dick And Very Nervous Harry

An extension of the above mnemonic to include the position of the neurovascular bundle.

History and etymology

Tom, Dick and Harry were the names of the three tunnels dug in the Great Escape.

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