11+ Superficial Peroneal Nerve Anatomy. The superficial peroneal nerve pierces the peroneus longus muscle, then goes between it and the peroneus brevis. Superficial peroneal nerve is the nerve of the lateral compartment of the leg.
Superficial peroneal nerve entrapment (also known as nerve compression) can cause pain, and paraesthesia over the lower leg and dorsum of the foot. The superficial peroneal nerve passes beneath the dense superficial fascia of the ankle, where it is subject to an entrapment syndrome known as the anterior tarsal tunnel syndrome. Arises as a terminal branch of the common peroneal nerve in the lateral compartment of the leg course:
Nerve segments were submitted for histological and morphometric the mean distance from the motor branch of the peroneus brevis to the lateral malleolus was 29.3 cm.
Symptoms of peroneal nerve injury (foot drop) may include The common fibular (peroneal) nerve is one of two terminal branches of the sciatic nerve. Type a (72%) consisted of a pattern where the nerve penetrated the crural fascia to become subcutaneous at an. With superficial peroneal nerve entrapment, there is a vague pain over the dorsum of the foot and may be associated with numbness or paresthesia in the distribution of the ct can provide detailed information on bony anatomy and mri may help to find compression along the course of the nerve.