Lateral compartment of the leg

Last revised by Joshua Yap ◉ on 27 Dec 2022

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Citation:

Hacking C, Yap J, Deng F, et al. Lateral compartment of the leg. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Sep 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-40345

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-40345

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/40345

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40345

Article created:

18 Oct 2015, Craig Hacking ◉ ◈

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Last revised:

27 Dec 2022, Joshua Yap ◉

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Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Anatomy

Synonyms:

Peroneal compartment of the leg
Peroneal compartment
Lateral compartment of leg

The lateral compartment of the leg, also known as the peroneal compartment, is one of the four compartments in the leg between the knee and foot. Muscles within this compartment primarily produce ankle and foot eversion.

The leg is separated into anterior, lateral, superficial posterior, and deep posterior compartments by intermuscular septa and surrounded by the deep fascia of the leg.

Gross anatomy

Boundaries

anteriorly: anterior intermuscular septum
posteriorly: posterior intermuscular septum
medially: fibula (peroneal surface)
laterally: deep fascia of the leg

Muscles

Blood supply

arterial supply: perforating branches of the anterior tibial artery and peroneal artery
venous drainage
- superficial: veins drain into small saphenous vein
- deep: fibular veins drain into posterior tibial vein