4) Lateral Compartment of the Leg Flashcards
Lateral compartment of the leg
Formed by fibula and anterior/posterior IM septa
Muscles of lateral compartment characteristics
Attach proximally to LATERAL tibular shaft
Evertors (aid in plantarflexion)
Innervation to lateral compartment muscles
Superficial fibular nerve
Blood supply to lateral compartment muscles
Perforating branches from fibular artery and anterior tibial
(branches pierce IM septa)
no major artery in compartment
Tendons of muscles of lateral compartment
Visible at lateral ankle, posterior to lateral malleolus
retromalleolar groove
Origin of Fibularis Longus
Fibular head and proximal 1/2 of lateral fibular shaft
Crural fascia
Insertion of Fibularis Longus
Lateral/plantar aspect of medial cuneiform and 1st met (tuberosity)
Fibularis Longus path
Posterior to lateral malleolus WITHIN fibular groove
Deep to superior fibular retinaculum
Inferior to peroneal (fibular) trochlea, deep to inferior fibular retinaculum
Fibular sulcus and groove of cuboid (inf surface), crosses sole of foot to insert on medial side
Groove of cuboid
Converted to tunnel by long plantar ligament
Function of Fibularis Longus
Eversion
Plantarflexion
Pronation of subtalar and midtarsal joints
Helps support 1st met during propulsion
Origin of Fibularis brevis
Distal 1/2 of lateral fibular shaft
Crural fascia
Med and inf to Fib Longus
Ant to Fib Longus (as they pass around Lat Malleolus)
Insertion of Fibularis Brevis
Styloid process of 5th met
Fibularis Brevis Path
Post to Lat Malleolus (Ant to Fib Longus tendon)
Deep to super fib retinaculum
Superior to peroneal (fibular) trochlea, deep to inferior fib retinaculum
Heading anteriorly toward insertion
Fibularis Brevis tendon
Anterior to fibularis longus tendon at ankle
Function of Fibularis Brevis
Eversion
Plantarflexion
(pronation of Subtalar Joint)
Peroneus (Fibularis) Quartus characteristic
Common ACCESSORY muscle
Can cause overcrowding of retromalleolar region/fibular groove
Overcrowding by Peroneous (FIbularis) Quartus
Can cause degen/dislocation of Fibularis brevis