LATERAL COMPARTMENT

Question 1

what borders comprise the lateral compartment?

Answer 1

anterior
lateral
posterior
medial

Question 2

what are the important features and structures of the lateral compartment?

Answer 2

borders
muscles
neurovasculature

Question 3

anterior border

Answer 3

anterior crural fascial septum

Question 4

medial border

Answer 4

lateral fibular surface

Question 5

posterior border

Answer 5

posterior crural inter muscular septum

Question 6

lateral border

Answer 6

fascia cruris

Question 7

what are the muscles found in this compartment?

Answer 7

fibularis longus m
fibularis brevis m
fibularis quartus m

Question 8

name the muscle

more posteriorly located; proximally, it is the only muscle present and distally, present only as a tendon

Answer 8

fibularis Longus m

Question 9

name the muscle

more anteriorly located, proximally, it is not present and distally, its muscle belly is present with the peroneus longus tendon

Answer 9

fibularis Brevis m

Question 10

name the muscle

when present, is seen as a muscle belly at midlevel and as a third tendon distally; intermediate to fibularis longus and brevis tendon or deep to both tendons

Answer 10

fibularis Quartus m

Question 11

what is the neurovasculature of this compartment?

Answer 11

superficial fibular nerve

Question 12

arterial supply?

Answer 12

from the fibular artery