Lateral compartment of leg

Lateral compartment of leg
Diagram of leg compartments
Dissection video of lateral compartment of leg (1 min 9 sec)
Details
Artery	fibular artery
Nerve	superficial fibular nerve
Identifiers
Latin	compartimentum cruris laterale
TA98	A04.7.01.009
TA2	2651
FMA	45185
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The lateral compartment of the leg is a fascial compartment of the lower leg. It contains muscles which make eversion and plantarflexion of the foot.

Muscles

The lateral compartment of the leg contains:

Image	Muscle	Origin	Insertion	Innervation	Main Action
	Fibularis longus	Head and superior two thirds of lateral surface of fibula	Base of 1st metatarsal and medial cuneiform	Superficial fibular nerve (L5, S1, S2)	Everts foot and weakly plantarflexes ankle
	Fibularis brevis	Inferior two thirds of lateral surface of fibula	Dorsal surface of tuberosity on lateral side of base of 5th metatarsal	Superficial fibular nerve (L5, S1, S2)	Everts foot and weakly plantarflexes ankle

The lateral compartment of the leg is supplied by the superficial fibular nerve (superficial peroneal nerve).

Its proximal and distal arterial supply consists of perforating branches of the anterior tibial artery and fibular artery.^[3]

^ latleg at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
^ Moore, Dally, and Agur (2014). Moore Clinically Oriented Anatomy, Table 5.10, p 591.
^ Khan, Irfan A.; Mahabadi, Navid; D’Abarno, Anthony; Varacallo, Matthew (2020). "Anatomy, Bony Pelvis and Lower Limb, Leg Lateral Compartment". StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. PMID 30137811. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

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Iliac region

Gluteal muscles maximus medius minimus tensor fasciae latae
lateral rotator group:	quadratus femoris inferior gemellus superior gemellus internal obturator external obturator piriformis

Femoral sheath Femoral canal Femoral ring Adductor canal Adductor hiatus Muscular lacuna
fascia lata	Iliotibial tract Lateral intermuscular septum of thigh Medial intermuscular septum of thigh Cribriform fascia

superficial	triceps surae gastrocnemius soleus accessory soleus Achilles tendon plantaris
deep	tarsal tunnel flexor hallucis longus flexor digitorum longus tibialis posterior popliteus

Lateral

Pes anserinus
Intermuscular septa	anterior posterior transverse

Dorsal	extensor hallucis brevis extensor digitorum brevis
Plantar	1st layer abductor hallucis flexor digitorum brevis abductor digiti minimi 2nd layer quadratus plantae lumbrical muscle 3rd layer flexor hallucis brevis adductor hallucis flexor digiti minimi brevis 4th layer dorsal interossei plantar interossei
Fascia	Plantar fascia retinacula Peroneal Inferior extensor Superior extensor Flexor