Foot Innervation
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Q. A 30-year-old woman presents with burning medial heel pain made worse by prolonged standing. She denies numbness on the dorsum of the foot. Examination shows tenderness along the medial calcaneus. Which nerve is most likely involved?
a
Medial calcaneal nerve
b
Inferior calcaneal nerve (Baxter’s nerve)
c
Sural nerve
d
Deep peroneal nerve
e
Medial dorsal cutaneous nerve
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