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This nerve innervates all the muscles of the posterior forearm, but not any structures of the leg and ankle. It has nerve roots from C5-T1.
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Deep branch of the radial nerve
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The tibial nerve innervates the muscles within the superficial and deep layers of the posterior compartment of the leg, not the lateral compartment of the leg. The tibial nerve is a continuation of the sciatic nerve once it passes through the popliteal fossa.
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e
Tibial nerve
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The sural nerve only provides sensation to the cutaneous part of the posteolateral leg. It does not innervate any muscles of the leg.
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c
Sural nerve
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The muscles of the lateral compartment of the leg (fibularis longus and brevis) are innervated by the superficial fibular nerve which has roots from L4-S1.
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Superficial fibular nerve
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The deep fibular nerve innervates the anterior compartment muscles of the leg.
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Deep fibular nerve
Concept
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Common peroneal nerve injury
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Orthopaedics
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An 18-year-old male presents to the walk-in clinic after twisting his ankle during a football game.

The doctor examines his ankle and asks him to perform some movements. There is pain upon eversion and plantarflexion of the foot. The doctor thinks that the fibularis longus muscle has been damaged.

What is the innervation to the fibularis longus muscle?
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