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Anterior Compartment of Leg
Proximal attachment: Proximal tibia, fibula and interosseous membrane
Distal attachment: Superior aspect of the medial tarsal bones
Nerve supply: Deep fibular nerve
Blood supply: Anterior tibial artery
Main actions: Dorsiflexes ankle and inversion of foot |
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Extensor digitorum longus |
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Anterior Compartment of Leg
Proximal attachment: Proximal tibia, fibula and interosseous membrane
Distal attachment: Middle and distal phalanges of lateral four digits
Nerve supply: Deep fibular nerve
Blood supply: Anterior tibial artery
Main actions: Extends lateral four digits and dorsiflexes |
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Anterior Compartment of Leg
Proximal attachment: Proximal tibia, fibula and interosseous membrane
Distal attachment: Base of distal phalanx of great toe
Nerve supply: Deep fibular nerve
Blood supply: Anterior tibial artery
Main actions: Extends great toe and dorsiflexes |
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Anterior Compartment of Leg
Proximal attachment: Inferior third of anterior surface of fibula and interosseous membrane
Distal attachment: Dorsal surface of the 5th metatarsal
Nerve supply: Deep fibular nerve
Blood supply: Anterior tibial artery
Main actions: Dorsiflexes ankle and aids in eversion of foot |
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Lateral Compartment of Leg
Proximal attachment: Head and lateral surface of fibula
Distal attachment: Base of 1st metatarsal and medial cuneiform
Nerve supply: Superficial fibular nerve
Main actions: Everts foot and weakly plantarflexes |
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Lateral Compartment of Leg
Proximal attachment: Inferior lateral surface of fibula
Distal attachment: Tuberosity of the 5th metatarsal bone
Nerve supply: Superficial fibular nerve
Main actions: Everts foot and weakly plantarflexes |
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Superficial Posterior Compartment of Leg
Proximal attachment: Lateral head-lateral condyle of femur: Medial head-medial condyle of femur
Distal attachment: Calcaneal tuberosity via calcaneal tendon
Nerve supply: Tibial nerve
Blood supply: Posterior tibial artery
Main actions: Plantarflexes ankle when knee is extended: raises heel during walking: flexes leg at knee joint |
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Superficial Posterior Compartment of Leg
Proximal attachment: Soleal line and head of fibula
Distal attachment: Calcaneal tendon
Nerve supply: Tibial nerve
Blood supply: Posterior tibial artery
Main actions: Plantarflexes ankle |
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Superficial Posterior Compartment of Leg
Proximal attachment: Lateral supracondylar line of femur
Distal attachment: Calcaneal tendon
Nerve supply: Tibial nerve
Blood supply: Posterior tibial artery
Main actions: Weakly assists gastrocnemius in plantarflexing ankle |
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Deep Posterior Compartment of Leg
Proximal attachment: Lateral condyle of femur
Distal attachment: Posterior surface of tibia
Nerve supply: Tibial nerve
Blood supply: Posterior tibial artery
Main actions: Weakly flexes knee and unlocks it by rotating femur on fixed tibia: medially rotates tibia of unplanted limb |
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Deep Posterior Compartment of Leg
Proximal attachment: Posterior surface of fibula
Distal attachment: Base of distal phalanx of great toe
Nerve supply: Tibial nerve
Blood supply: Posterior tibial artery
Main actions: Flexes great toe at all joints: supports medial longitudinal arch of foot: weakly plantarflexes ankle |
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Deep Posterior Compartment of Leg
Proximal attachment: Posterior surface of tibia
Distal attachment: Bases of distal phalanges of lateral four digits
Nerve supply: Tibial nerve
Blood supply: Posterior tibial artery
Main actions: Flexes lateral four digits: plantarflexes ankle: supports longitudinal arch |
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Deep Posterior Compartment of Leg
Proximal attachment: Posterior surface of tibia and fibula
Distal attachment: Plantar surface of several tarsal bones
Nerve supply: Tibial nerve
Blood supply: Posterior tibial artery
Main actions: Plantarflexes ankle: inverts foot |
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Extensor digitorum brevis |
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Muscles of Dorsum of Foot
Proximal attachment: Calcaneus
Distal attachment: Middle phalange of lateral four toes
Nerve supply: Deep fibular nerve
Main actions: Aids extensor digitorum longus in extending the four medial toes at MP and IP joints |
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Muscles of Dorsum of Foot
Proximal attachment: Calcaneus
Distal attachment: Dorsal aspect of base of proximal phalanx of great toe
Nerve supply: Deep fibular nerve
Main actions: Aids extensor hallucis longus in extending the great toe at the MP joint |
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Posterior Compartment of the Thigh
Proximal Attachment: Ischial tuberosity
Distal attachment: Medial surface of superior part of tibia
Nerve supply: Tibial division of the sciatic nerve
Main actions: Extend the thigh and flex leg |
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Posterior Compartment of the Thigh
Proximal Attachment: Ischial tuberosity
Distal attachment: Posterior part of medial condyle of tibia
Nerve supply: Tibial division of the sciatic nerve
Main actions: Extend thigh: flex leg |
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Posterior Compartment of the Thigh
Proximal Attachment: Long head-ischial tuberosity: Short head-linea aspera
Distal attachment: lateral side of the head of the fibula
Nerve supply: Long head-tibial division of the sciatic nerve: short head-common fibular division of sciatic nerve
Main actions: Extend the thigh: flex leg |
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Ankle Inversion (Supination) |
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