Anatom3DMuscular branches of deep fibular nerve
Rami musculares nervi fibularis profundi · Svalové větve hlubokého lýtkového nervu
Nervous system
Looks like
Branches of the deep fibular nerve entering the front shin muscles and the short toe extensors on the foot.
What it does
Lift the foot at the ankle and straighten the toes.
Keeping it well
Damage causes foot drop — the toes catch when walking, so the leg is lifted high.
Related conditions
- Amyloidosis (AL and ATTR)
- Botulism
- Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease
- Chickenpox (varicella)
- Chronic neuropathic pain
- Chronic pain syndrome
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Fibromyalgia
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Lyme disease
- Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)
- Lymphoedema
- Myasthenia gravis
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Piriformis syndrome
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Rabies
- Restless legs syndrome
- Sciatica
- Shingles (herpes zoster)
- Tetanus
- Varicose veins
- Vitamin B1, C and other deficiencies