Illustrations
Muscle Origins #
Lateral condyle & proximal lateral tibial shaft
- Tibialis Anterior
- Extensor Digitorum (also from proximal fibula)
Posterior surface & interosseous membrane (distal two-thirds)
- Tibialis posterior
Posterior surface, inferior to soleal line (middle third)
- Flexor digitorum longus
Soleal line (posterior proximal tibia)
- Soleus
Muscle Insertions #
Lateral condyle / posterior lateral tibia
- Popliteus
Medial condyle / posterior medial tibia
- Semimembranosus
Pes anserinus (anteromedial proximal tibia, distal to medial condyle)
- Sartorius
- Gracilis
- Semitendinosus
Shaft (anteromedial surface, distal third)
- Tibialis Anterior (distally on medial cuneiform & base of 1st metatarsal)
Tibial Tuberosity (via patellar ligament)
- Rectus femoris
- Vastus lateralis
- Vastus medialis
- Vastus intermedius
Notes
No other major muscles insert directly on the tibia itself. The Soleus originates on the posterior surface of the tibia and fibula along the interosseous membrane but inserts primarily on the tarsal bones rather than the tibia.
References
- Tibia (wikipedia)
- Richer, plate 27