summary of leg compartments

Question 1

Anterior compartment

Answer 1

Boundaries:
Deep Fascia, anterior inetmuscular septum, Interosseous membrane, tibia/fibula

Innervation: deep fibular nerve
Blood: Anterior Tibial A

Action: ankle dorsiflexion (true extension)
Muscles
Tibialis Anterior (TA)
Extensor Hallucis Longus (EHL)
Extensor Digitiorum longus (EDL)
Fibularis Tertius

Question 2

lateral compartment

Answer 2

“pronating’ and assists PF

Boundaries:
shaft of fibula, anterior and posterior intermusuclar septa

Innervation: Superficial fibular nerve
Blood: Branches of fibular a
Muscles:
Fibularis Longus
Fibularis Brevis (deep to longs)

Question 3

posterior compartment

Answer 3

Planterflexion (true extension)
boundaries: Deep fascia, post. intermusuclar septum, shafts of tibia and fibula, posterior to io membrane
Innervation: tibial nerve
Blood: Posterior Tibial a

Gastrocinemius (medial and lateral heads)
Soleus
Plantaris
Popliteus
Flexor hallucis longus (FHL)
Flexor digitorum longus (FDL)
Tibialis Posterior (TP)