Intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerve of foot
Nervus cutaneus intermedius dorsalis pedis
- Latin synonym: Nervus cutaneus dorsalis intermedius
- Synonym: Intermediate cutaneous nerve of dorsum of foot
- Related terms: Intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerve
Definition
The intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerve (n. cutaneus dorsalis intermedius; external dorsal cutaneous branch), the smaller branch of superficial fibular nerve, passes along the lateral part of the dorsum of the foot, and divides into dorsal digital branches, which supply the contiguous sides of the third and fourth, and of the fourth and fifth toes.
It also supplies the skin of the lateral side of the foot and ankle, and communicates with the sural nerve.
Frequently some of the lateral branches of the superficial peroneal are absent, and their places are then taken by branches of the sural nerve.
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