Lateral compartment of leg
Lateral compartment of leg | |
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Details | |
Artery | Fibular artery |
Nerve | Superficial fibular nerve |
Identifiers | |
Latin | compartimentum cruris laterale |
TA98 | A04.7.01.009 |
TA2 | 2651 |
FMA | 45185 |
Anatomical terminology |
The lateral compartment of the leg is a fascial compartment of the lower leg. It contains muscles which make eversion and plantarflexion of the foot.
Muscles[edit]
The lateral compartment of the leg contains:
Action[edit]
- Foot evertors
- Foot plantarflexion
Nerve supply[edit]
The lateral compartment of the leg is supplied by the superficial fibular nerve (superficial peroneal nerve).
Blood supply[edit]
Its proximal and distal arterial supply consists of perforating branches of the anterior tibial artery and fibular artery.[3]
Additional images[edit]
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Animation. Fibularis longus (blue) and fibularis brevis (red).
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ latleg at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
- ^ Moore, Dally, and Agur (2014). Moore Clinically Oriented Anatomy, Table 5.10, p 591.
- ^ Khan, Irfan A.; Mahabadi, Navid; D’Abarno, Anthony; Varacallo, Matthew (2020). "Anatomy, Bony Pelvis and Lower Limb, Leg Lateral Compartment". StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. PMID 30137811. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
External links[edit]
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