TIBIAL NERVE

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SUMMARY

1. Origin: L4, L5, S1, S2, S3.

2. One of two branches of the sciatic nerve (the other is the Common Peroneal nerve).

3. Motor supply responsible for plantar-flexion & inversion of the foot.

4. Sensory: supplies the skin of the flexor part of the calf and the sole of the foot to around the toes (medial side and plantar surface of the heel).

5. Articular: branches to the hip, knee, ankles and foot joints.

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Image: Dr. Appukutty Manickam


Reference(s)

R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Gray, H., Carter, H.V. and Davidson, G. (2017). Gray’s anatomy. London: Arcturus.