<P> The posterior tibial artery pulse can be readily palpated halfway between the posterior border of the medial malleolus and the achilles tendon and is often examined by physicians when assessing a patient for peripheral vascular disease . It is very rarely absent in young and healthy individuals ; in a study of 547 healthy individuals only one person did not have a palpable posterior tibial artery . It is easily palpated over Pimenta 's Point . </P>
where do you palpate the posterior tibial pulse
halfway between the posterior border of the medial malleolus and the achilles tendon