Fibular artery
Last revised by Yusra Sheikh ◉ on 21 Oct 2021
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Citation:
Oh G, Bell D, Hacking C, et al. Fibular artery. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Jan 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-45142
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45142
Article created:
16 May 2016 by Geon Oh
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11 times by 5 users - see full revision history
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Synonyms:
- Fibular arteries
- Peroneal arteries
- Peroneal artery
The fibular artery (also known as peroneal artery) is one of the three arteries of the leg, along with the anterior and posterior tibial arteries.
Gross anatomy
Origin and course
- arises from the tibioperoneal trunk approximately 2.5 cm distal to popliteus and passes obliquely to the fibula, descending along its medial crest either in a fibrous canal between tibialis posterior and flexor hallucis longus or within flexor hallucis longus
- reaching the inferior tibiofibular syndesmosis, it divides into calcaneal branches that ramify on the lateral and posterior surfaces of the calcaneus
Branches
- muscular branches
- nutrient artery
- perforating branches
- communicating branch
- calcaneal branches
Variant anatomy
References
- 1. Gray's anatomy. Elsevier. ISBN:0702052302. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 2. Gray's Anatomy for Students: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 3e. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN:0702051314. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
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