The idiom let sleeping dogs lie means not to stir up old conflicts or provoke an argument over unresolved issues. It is often better to agree to disagree and move forward rather than trigger hostilities over an ongoing difference of opinion.
There are many muscles in the forearm. In the anterior compartment, they are split into three categories; superficial, intermediate and deep. In general, muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm perform flexion at the wrist and fingers, and pronation.he superficial muscles in the anterior compartment are the flexor carpi ulnaris, palmaris longus, flexor carpi radialis and pronator teres. They all originate from a common tendon, which arises from the medial epicondyle of the humerus.
- exam: - variable weakness of toe extension; - pain on passive toe flexion; - diminished sensation in the first web space; - references: Chronic anterior-compartment syndrome of the leg. Results of treatment by fasciotomy. Management of chronic exertional anterior compartment syndrome of the lower extremity.his is similar in physiology and symptoms to the anterior compartment syndrome, with the exception that the pain is posterior to the tibia and markedly accentuated by passive dorsiflexion of the toes and ankle.