Ponto Xi-Fenda do Yang Wei MaiCruzamento Yang Wei MaiSafeMembro Inferior
Depth
01–1.5 cun3.0
Perpendicular insertion
Precautions
No special precautions.
📍 Location (classical)
On the lateral aspect of the leg, 7 cun superior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus, on the posterior border of the fibula.
🧭 How to find it (practical)
Seated with the feet supported or in lateral decubitus, locate the point 7 cun above the lateral malleolus, on the posterior border of the fibula.
🔬 Anatomy
Fibularis brevis and soleus muscles. Innervated by the superficial fibular nerve.
💉 Needling
Perpendicular insertion, 1.0–1.5 cun.
📜 Etymology
Yang (阳), Yang of Yin-Yang; Jiao (交), crossing. The point is located on the lateral aspect of the leg, where the Gallbladder Meridian, Foot Shao Yang, crosses with the Yang Wei Mai.
