Charles R. Bardeen B51 
into a single nerve of distribution which has a proximal origin-and as 
it passes distally gives off successive branches which pass to the middle 
third of the obliquely placed fibre bundles comprising the muscle. Usually 
the nerve to the peroneus tertius arises in common with the nerve that 
is distributed to the more distal portion of the m. extensor digitorum 
longus. The following table, XX VI, shows the number of branches which 
passed in 20 instances from the main trunk to each of the muscles under 
consideration. Often a branch subdivides before entering the muscle. In 
the part treating of the individual muscles the most frequent form of 
nerve distribution for each muscle is described. 
TABLE XXVI. 
Tibialis anterior. 
No. of 
instances. 
ISDE ALOLpLroxamealy portion: a br atocenter Of Muscles. a.eccaecietes a 
2 OES. .to proximal portion. li br. to) center of muscles... .aaseeee 6 
iD EamcORDLOxXTmall pOLtIOnN= 172, DES-sco) Center ot musclerei..-..aaece ne 3 
2 DES) to) proximal portion. 2° brs. to center of muscle.....2.2.-.-.- 4 
20 
The branches to the proximal portion are closely associated 
with an articular branch to the knee and in almost all instances 
arise from the peroneal nerve trunk before the n. peroneus pro- 
fundus separates from the n. peroneus superficialis. 
Extensor digitorum longus (e. d. 1.) and peroneus tertius (p. t.). 
1 br. to proximal portion e. d. 1. 1 br. to central area e. d. 1. and 
Depa espero she avae tees < lenrcwey on onave tevscucuche ei cyavelsreh Gre oo Otebis: ais so erelic sherlon eimai te are Bhaterse 8 
HMO Teele @ eusCl Sele tare se Wen egiwa yous poi eictevcievahosnttte caus. Gie sols tarieauasehehcaval voc elena Malsfiersvoneke 5 
1 br. to proximal] portion of the e. d. 1. 1 br. to central area e. d. 1. 
LE [OWE Rio). Oat a ese ler Gtr are AON SEN Aa eas tee 5 
DT etOMpPLrO xd ale pO OMe Gales raisers elararie ciate cise sncvevereligoearel sot ave il 
1 br. to proximal portion e. d. 1. 1 br. to central area e. d. 1., to 
EXTON SOLM MAUI CIS ATE Op satin, ter ericnetier cseicoh tote ial oveey or cifsi oviete tel eicriewecclerle colti one aft 
20 
Extensor hallucis. 
BLP ED TseT AG Ma Saeey aie steel oh sotay choee, aeaiechevtcl ste chtohen see ake vert oiolic alos al ote ales etre@\ eis''s: snes Peouaboys 11 
MMT REL CIOS tesiere ir stay ern ro oko loysiceen ee teteiaie le teranes sleteie rouciel ovo) oto meole ladle dre cste sual siatala 4 
MOT ATCC Sime pepcric eecce en ll cc ueaehey eotaeanenete kaka enertc rote onos cialis retlep deel seepal aude, stlanaietusis 4 
Branch arose: wath) distal branch! to ext; dic Jomeusi..2..:..2......6. i 
20 
*1TIn one instance two separate branches to p. t.; in one, one branch to p. t.; 
in three instances p. t. not present. 
