lat·er·al plan·tar nerve

[TA]

one of two terminal branches of the tibial nerve; it courses along the lateral side of the sole, dividing into superficial and deep branches; it supplies the skin of the lateral aspect of the sole and the lateral one-and-a-half toes; it innervates the intrinsic muscles of the plantar part of the foot with the exception of the abductor hallucis and the flexor digitorum brevis; its distribution in the foot is similar to that of the ulnar nerve in the hand.

Synonym(s): nervus plantaris lateralis [TA]

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lat·er·al plan·tar nerve

(lat'ĕr-ăl plan'tahr nĕrv) [TA]

One of two terminal branches of the tibial nerve; it courses along the lateral side of the sole, dividing into superficial and deep branches; it supplies the skin of the lateral aspect of the sole and the lateral 1-1/2 toes; it innervates the intrinsic muscles of the plantar part of the foot with the exception of the abductor hallucis and the flexor digitorum brevis; its distribution in the foot is similar to that of the ulnar nerve in the hand.
Synonym(s): nervus plantaris lateralis.

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References in periodicals archive

Ramification pattern of the deep branch of the lateral plantar nerve in the human foot.

Caracteristicas Morfologicas y Morfometricas del Musculo Aductor del Hallux y sus Ramos Motores/Morphological and Morphometric Characteristics of the Hallux Adductor Muscle and its Motor Branches

* Plantar fasciitis coexisting with compression of the first branch of lateral plantar nerve.

Role of calcium, calcitriol and intralesion corticosteroid for heel pain management in women

Furthermore, it also runs into the leg where it descends with the posterior tibial vessels to end deep to the flexor retinaculum, by dividing into medial and lateral plantar nerves. Sometimes, the tibial nerve is given the name of the posterior tibial nerve at the lower border of popliteus muscle (Standring).

The Tibial Nerve and Its Vasculature: An Anatomical Evaluation/El Nervio Tibial y su Vasculatura: Una Evaluacion Anatomica

Sonographic visualization of the first branch of the lateral plantar nerve (Baxer nerve).

First Branches of the Lateral Plantar Nerve. Anatomo--Clinical Review/Primeros Ramos del Nervio Plantar Lateral Revision Anatomo--Clinica

Inside this canal, each muscular body originates a small tendon that crosses by its deep surface the lateral plantar nerve and corresponding vessels.

Morphological Description of the Flexor Digitorum Accessorius Longus Muscle and its Clinical Significance/Descripcion Morfologica del Musculo Flexor Largo Accesorio de los Dedos y su Significancia Clinica

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