A sensory nerve providing sensation to the postrolateral aspect of the distal 1/3 of the leg and the lateral border of the foot may become entrapped between the two heads of the gastrocnemius muscle.
Common Peroneal Nerve Entrapment
This nerve becomes subcutaneous posterior to the fibular head, lying between the tendon of the biceps femurs and the lateral head of the gastrocnemius before passing distally around the fibular neck between the fibula and the peroneus longus.
Saphenous Nerve Entrapment
A nerve that primarily functions to provide sensory function to the medial aspect of the distal foot. Fibers originate from L3 and L4 and traverse a long distance through the leg, leading to multiple potential sites for entrapment throughout the leg.
Superficial Peroneal Nerve Entrapment
A nerve that supplies motor innervation in the lateral compartment of the leg and passes dee to the preens longs, traveling between this muscle and the fibula in the lateral compartment.