Deep fibular nerve

Deep fibular (peroneal) nerve
Nerves of the right lower extremity, posterior view.
Details
FromCommon peroneal nerve
InnervatesAnterior compartment of leg
Identifiers
Latinnervus fibularis profundus,
nervus peroneus profundus
TA98A14.2.07.055
TA26579
FMA44771
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The deep fibular nerve (also known as deep peroneal nerve) begins at the bifurcation of the common fibular nerve between the fibula and upper part of the fibularis longus, passes infero-medially, deep to the extensor digitorum longus, to the anterior surface of the interosseous membrane, and comes into relation with the anterior tibial artery above the middle of the leg; it then descends with the artery to the front of the ankle-joint, where it divides into a lateral and a medial terminal branch.