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.

Muscles

The lateral compartment of the leg contains:

• Fibularis longus
• Fibularis brevis^[1]

^[2]

Action

• Foot evertors
• Foot plantarflexion

Nerve supply

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

Blood supply

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

Additional images

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  Animation. Fibularis longus (blue) and fibularis brevis (red).

See also

• Fascial compartments of leg

References

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.

External links

• Diagram at patientcareonline.com