Lateral compartment of leg

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.

Lateral compartment of leg
Diagram of leg compartments
Dissection video of lateral compartment of leg (1 min 9 sec)
Details
ArteryFibular artery
NerveSuperficial fibular nerve
Identifiers
Latincompartimentum cruris laterale
TA98A04.7.01.009
TA22651
FMA45185
Anatomical terminology

Muscles

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The lateral compartment of the leg contains:

Image Muscle Origin Insertion Innervation Main Action
  Fibularis longus Head and superior two thirds of lateral surface of fibula Base of 1st metatarsal and medial cuneiform Superficial fibular nerve
(L5, S1, S2)
Everts foot and weakly plantarflexes ankle
  Fibularis brevis Inferior two thirds of lateral surface of fibula Dorsal surface of tuberosity on lateral side of base of 5th metatarsal

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Action

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Nerve supply

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The lateral compartment of the leg is supplied by the superficial fibular nerve (superficial peroneal nerve).

Blood supply

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Its proximal and distal arterial supply consists of perforating branches of the anterior tibial artery and fibular artery.[3]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ latleg at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
  2. ^ Moore, Dally, and Agur (2014). Moore Clinically Oriented Anatomy, Table 5.10, p 591.
  3. ^ 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.
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