14 Lower Limb Compartments Flashcards
What nerve might be damaged by a hip fracture?
sciatic nerve
What are the 3 main ligaments of the hip joint?
pubofemoral ligaments
iliofemoral ligament
ischiofemoral ligament
What is the investing layer?
the most superficial layer of the deep fascia
What is the IT band?
iliotibial tract
made of fascia lata
What are the compartments of the thigh, and what separates them?
anterior, medial, and posterior, separated by thr medial, lateral, and posterior intermuscular septa
What nerve supplies the anterior thigh compartment, what are its roots?
femoral nerve
L2,3,4
What nerve supplies the posterior thigh compartment and what are its roots?
obturator nerve
L2,3,4
What nerve innervates the medial thigh compartment, what are its roots?
sciatic nerve
L,5,S1,2,3
What does the fascia lata of the thigh become i the leg?
crural fascia
What are the 3 compartments of the leg, and what nerves are they innervated by?
Anterior - deep peripheral nerve
lateral - superficial perineal nerve
posterior - tibial nerve
What muscles is the tibialis anterior assisted by?
Tibialis anterior, assisted by extensor digitorum longus, and extensor hallucis longus
What other 2 muscles rae in the anterolateral leg compartment?
peroneus longus
peroneus brevis
What muscles are in the superficial posterior leg compartment?
gastrocnemius
soleus
plantaris
What muscles are in the deep posterior leg compartment?
popliteus
flexor Hallucis longus
tibialis posterior flexor digitorum longus
