Lateral Plantar Nerve
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| Lateral Plantar Nerve | |
|---|---|
| Nerve Type | |
| Origin | L4-S4 ventral rami from the sciatic nerve where it runs through the deep posterior compartment of the leg and divides into the lateral plantar nerve within the tarsal tunnel. |
| Course | Travels under the abductor hallucis and diagonally across the sole between the flexor digitorum brevis and quadratus plantae. |
| Major Branches | terminal branches at the mid-lateral edge of the FDB |
| Motor innervation | The deep motor branch innervates the lumbrical and adductor hallucis (AdH) muscles, and the superfi cial branch
further divides into the digital nerves |
