Foot Innervation
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Q. A 54-year-old man reports numbness on the plantar surface of his foot and weakness of intrinsic foot muscles. He also has pain posterior to the medial malleolus. Which structure is most likely compressed?
a
Common peroneal nerve at the fibular neck
b
Tibial nerve in the tarsal tunnel
c
Sural nerve behind the lateral malleolus
d
Deep peroneal nerve at the ankle
e
Superficial peroneal nerve on the dorsum of the foot
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