Lateral leg compartment: abductors of foot

Question 1

fibularis longus

Answer 1

• origin: proximal lateral surface of fibula
• insertion: medial cuneiform and the base of the 1st metatarsal bone
• action: everts and weakly plantarflexes

Question 2

fibularis brevis

Answer 2

• origin: distal 2/3 of lateral surface of fibula
• insertion: tuberosity of the base of the 5th metatarsal (dorsal surface)
• action: eversion and weak plantarflexion