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Safe corridors for pin placement in the tibia: (a) this is widest but care must be taken not to transfix the tendons of the pes anserinus on the medial side; (b) the origin of anterior compartment muscles narrow the corridor but a wide area is still present; (c) this is essentially the subcutaneous surface but biplanar pin placement is still possible with forethought; (d) the tibialis anterior tendon can be damaged and should be dissected away if a pin is inserted in the sagittal plane
