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Interosseous membrane
Tibia
Deep posterior compartment
Deep flexor muscles
Flexor digitorum longus
Tibialis posterior
Flexor hallucis longus
Popliteus
Posterior tibial artery and veins
Tibial nerve
Fibular (peroneal) artery and veins
Transverse intermuscular septum
Superficial posterior compartment
Superficial flexor muscles
Soleus
Gastrocnemius
Plantaris (tendon)
Deep fascia of leg
(crural fascia)
Anterior compartment
Extensor muscles
Tibialis anterior
Extensor digitorum longus
Extensor hallucis longus
Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
Anterior tibial artery and veins
Deep fibular (peroneal) nerve
Anterior intermuscular septum
Lateral compartment
Fibularis (peroneus) longus muscle
Fibularis (peroneus) brevis muscle
Superficial fibular (peroneal) nerve
Posterior intermuscular septum
Fibula
Deep fascia of leg (crural fascia)
Cross section just above middle of leg
Anterior tibial artery and veins and
deep fibular (peroneal) nerve
Tibia
Interosseous membrane
Great saphenous vein
and saphenous nerve
Tibialis posterior muscle
Flexor digitorum longus
muscle
Fibular (peroneal) artery
and veins
Posterior tibial artery
and veins and tibial nerve
Flexor hallucis longus
muscle
Deep fascia of leg (crural fascia)
Plantaris tendon
Gastrocnemius muscle (medial head)
Medial sural cutaneous nerve
Small saphenous vein
Tibialis anterior muscle
Extensor hallucis longus muscle
Extensor digitorum longus muscle
Superficial fibular (peroneal) nerve
Anterior intermuscular septum
Deep fascia of leg
(crural fascia)
Fibularis (peroneus)
longus muscle
Fibularis (peroneus)
brevis muscle
Posterior intermuscular septum
Fibula
Lateral sural cutaneous nerve
Transverse intermuscular septum
Soleus muscle
Gastrocnemius muscle (lateral head)
Sural communicating branch
of lateral sural cutaneous nerve
