Lateral Fascial Compartment of Leg

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Cards (2)

  • Peroneus longus
    Origin: Lateral surface of shaft of fibula
    Insertion: Base of first metatarsal and the medial cuneiform
    Nerve: Superficial peroneal nerve
    Action: Plantarflexes foot at ankle joint; everts foot at subtalar and transverse tarsal joints; supports lateral longitudinal and transverse arches of foot
  • Peroneus brevis
    Origin: Lateral surface of shaft of fibula
    Insertion: Base of fifth metatarsal bone
    Nerve: Superficial peroneal nerve
    Action: Plantarflexes foot at ankle joint; everts foot at subtalar and transverse tarsal joints; supports lateral longitudinal arch of foot