Lateral compartment of leg
- Lateral compartment of leg
Infobox Anatomy
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Caption = Cross-section through middle of left leg. (Anterior compartment at upper left; lateral at center left; deep posterior at center; superficial posterior at bottom right.
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Artery = fibular artery
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Nerve = superficial peroneal nerve
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The lateral compartment of the leg is supplied by the superficial peroneal nerve.Its proximal and distal arterial supply consists of perforating branches of the anterior tibial and fibular arteries, respectively [Essential Clinical Anatomy By Keith L. Moore, A. M. R. Agur] .
It contains the evertors of the foot (fibularis longus, fibularis brevis). [NormanAnatomy|latleg] These muscles also are involved in plantarflexion.
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* [http://www.patientcareonline.com/patcare/data/articlestandard//patcare/472005/197813/i3.gifDiagram at patientcareonline.com]
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