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However, quantitative in vivo ultrasound reference data describing its positional anatomy at this level remain scarce.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>An in vivo ultrasound anatomical study was conducted in 100 healthy volunteers to evaluate the supramalleolar position of the tibial nerve. Measurements included the distance from the medial border of the tibial cortex to the center of the nerve, nerve depth from the skin surface, nerve perimeter, and the anatomical relationship between the tibial nerve and the posterior tibial artery. Associations with sex and anthropometric variables were analyzed using appropriate inferential statistical tests.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Ultrasound imaging demonstrated a stable and predictable anatomical configuration of the tibial nerve at the supramalleolar level, with bifurcation observed in only 1% of cases. Men showed a greater distance between the tibial nerve and the medial tibial cortex compared with women (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.009), whereas women exhibited greater nerve depth (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.003). The tibial nerve\u2013tibial cortex distance was positively correlated with body weight (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), body mass index (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.001), and malleolar circumference (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.004). No significant associations were observed between anthropometric variables and the anatomical relationship between the tibial nerve and the posterior tibial artery (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&gt;\u00a00.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The tibial nerve at the supramalleolar level exhibits a stable in vivo anatomical arrangement with minimal branching variability. These ultrasound\u2010based reference values provide clinically relevant information that may enhance diagnostic assessment and support ultrasound\u2010guided procedural planning in the foot and ankle.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/jfa2.70178","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,16]],"date-time":"2026-07-16T06:15:39Z","timestamp":1784182539000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["In Vivo Ultrasound Characterization of the Tibial Nerve at\u00a0the Supramalleolar Region"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0983-4194","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mar\u00eda","family":"Benimeli\u2010Fenollar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing University of Valencia  Valencia Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cecili","family":"Maci\u00e1n\u2010Romero","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing University of Valencia  Valencia Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Luc\u00eda","family":"Carbonell\u2010Jos\u00e9","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing University of Valencia  Valencia Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-2320-6864","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9","family":"Chiva\u2010Miralles","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing University of Valencia  Valencia Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9779-5599","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Enrique","family":"Sanchis\u2010Sales","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing University of Valencia  Valencia Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adri\u00e1n","family":"Jord\u00e1\u2010Vall\u00e9s","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing University of Valencia  Valencia Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vicent","family":"Tom\u00e1s\u2010Mart\u00ednez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Independent Researcher  Valencia Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_13_2_1","first-page":"1","volume-title":"Izquierdo Cases J\u00d3 (Podolog\u00eda Quir\u00fargica)","author":"De la Quintana Gordon B.","year":"2006"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3113\/fai.2010.0619"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365\u20102044.1991.tb09597.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1053\/rapm.2001.21745"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph17113860"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5115\/acb.2015.48.2.130"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s12565\u2010009\u20100045\u2010y"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/archneur.1984.04210080053013"},{"issue":"6","key":"e_1_2_13_10_1","first-page":"581","article-title":"Variation in the Division of the Tibial Nerve: Application to Nerve Blocks","volume":"29","author":"Bareither D. 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