Bassett Collection Large Image - Lane Medical Library, Stanford University Medical Center

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Dissection of dorsolateral aspect of left foot and ankle

Blood vessels and extensor tendons of toes; terminal branches of deep peroneal nerve, viewed from above

The extensor tendons continue distally onto the toes to form extensor expansions (1) similar to those found in the fingers.

1 .	Extensor expansion
2 .	Dorsal digital arteries
3 .	Dorsal metatarsal arteries
4 .	Tendons of extensor digitorum brevis muscle
5 .	5th metatarsal bone
6 .	Tendons of extensor digitorum longus muscle
7 .	Dorsal digital nerve to medial second toe
8 .	Dorsal digital nerve to lateral first toe
9 .	Capsule of 1st metatarsophalangeal joint
10 .	1st dorsal interosseus muscle
11 .	Dorsalis pedis artery
12 .	Deep peroneal nerve
13 .	Abductor hallucis muscle
14 .	Extensor hallucis brevis muscle
15 .	Sheath of extensor digitorum longus tendon