Inferior Calcaneal Nerve (Baxter Nerve)

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Baxter nerve is the nerve labelled nerve to abductor digiti quinti.
Inferior Calcaneal Nerve (Baxter Nerve)
Nerve Type Mixed nerve
Origin First branch of lateral plantar nerve
Course Passes between Abductor Hallucis and Quadratus Plantae, and along the medial border of the long plantar ligament.
Sensory innervation Long plantar ligament, calcaneal periosteum, and anterior calcaneal tubercle
Motor innervation Abductor Digiti Minimi, Quadratus Plantae, Flexor Digitorum Brevis
Conditions Baxter's Nerve Entrapment