- See:
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Lateral Compartment
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Anterior Compart
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Deep Posterior Compartment
- Discussion:
- superficial posterior compartment contians
gastrocnemius,
soleus,
popliteus, &
plantaris muscles.
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sural nerve, short & long saphenous veins are also w/in this compartment, but there are no arterial structures of significance;
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popliteus functions as a leg flexor, internal rotator of tibia, & initiator of knee flexion;
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gastrocnemius, crossing both knee and ankle, is a pimary flexor of knee and tibiotalar joints;
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soleus
tendon joins gastrocnemius tendon in distal third of leg to form triceps surae or Achilles tendon;
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plantaris has no f(x) significance, but may serve as a source for tendon graft donation;
Superficial posterior compartment syndrome of the leg with deep venous compromise. A case report.
The deep posterior compartmental syndrome of the leg.
