Lateral compartment of leg
Compartimentum laterale cruris
- Latin synonym: Compartimentum fibulare cruris
- Synonym: Fibular compartment of leg
- Related terms: Lateral compartment of leg; Fibular compartment of leg; Peroneal compartment of leg
Definition
The lateral compartment of the leg contains:
- Fibularis longus
- Fibularis brevis
Theses musces are foot evertors and for foot plantarflexion, supplied by the superficial fibular nerve and perforating branches of the anterior tibial artery and the fibular artery.
References
This definition incorporates text from the wikipedia website - Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. (2004, July 22). FL: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved August 10, 2004, from http://www.wikipedia.org
