Superficial fibular nerve

Nerve: Superficial fibular nerve
Deep nerves of the front of the leg.
Latin	nervus fibularis superficialis, nervus peronæus superficialis
Gray's	subject #213 966
From	common peroneal nerve
To	medial dorsal cutaneous nerve, intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerve

The superficial fibular nerve innervates the fibularis longus (also known as peroneus longus) and fibularis brevis (peroneus brevis) muscles and the skin over the greater part of the dorsum of the foot (with the exception of the first web space, which is innervated by the deep peroneal nerve).

It passes forward between the fibularis muscles and the extensor digitorum longus, pierces the deep fascia at the lower third of the leg, and finally divides into a medial dorsal cutaneous nerve and an intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerve. In its course between the muscles, the nerve gives off muscular branches to fibularis longus and fibularis brevis muscles, and cutaneous filaments from the integument of the lower part of the leg.

Clinical significance

Injury to the nerve can result in an inability to evert the foot and loss of sensation over the dorsum of the foot (with the exception of the first web space between the great toe and the second toe).

Additional images

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  Cutaneous nerves of the right lower extremity. Front and posterior views.

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  Nerves of the dorsum of the foot.

External links

• SUNY Labs 15:st-0505 - "The Leg - Nerves"