Posterior compartment of leg | |
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Details | |
Artery | posterior tibial artery |
Nerve | tibial nerve |
Identifiers | |
Latin | compartimentum cruris posterius |
TA | A04.7.01.006 |
FMA | 45167 |
Anatomical terminology
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The posterior compartment of the leg is one of the fascial compartments of the leg and is divided further into deep and superficial compartments.
The posterior compartment of the leg is supplied by the tibial nerve.