Dissection of dorsolateral aspect of left foot and ankle
Nerve supply to extensor digitorum brevis and extensor hallucis brevis muscles
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Dissection of dorsolateral aspect of left foot and ankle
Nerve supply to extensor digitorum brevis and extensor hallucis brevis muscles
The short extensor muscles have been detached at their origins and elevated to permit dissection of the branch from the deep peroneal nerve (3) that supplies these muscles. The specimen is viewed from a lateral direction.
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Deep peroneal nerve
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Dorsalis pedis artery
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Muscular branch of deep peroneal nerve (to short extensors)