584 A MANUAL OF ANATOMY. 



DISSECTION. 



Incisions. (i) Continue the incision down the front of the leg and foot 

 to toes. 



(2) Make liberating tiansverse cuts at the ankle and one across the base 

 of the toes. 



(3) Carry incisions along the top of the toes. 

 Remove the integument from the leg, foot, and toes. 



Leave the superficial veins and nerves lying upon the deep fascia. In 

 removing the skin from the toes look out for and save the digital nerves. 



The Superficial Fascia. 



The superficial fascia of the leg and foot is continuous 

 with that of the thigh. It varies in thickness but is always 

 thin over the antero-internal surface of the tibia, the mal- 

 leoli, and the dorsum of the foot. 



The Deep Fascia. Fig. 122. 



The deep fascia continues the fascia lata from the thigh, 

 being directly continuous with it in the popliteal space and 

 indirectly about the front of the knee where the deep 

 plane of fascia is attached to the tuberosities of the tibia 

 and the head of the fibula. 



In front, the fascia is continuous with the periosteum 

 along the margins of the antero-internal surface of the 

 tibia. At the outer side of the leg, the fascia is fastened 

 to the fibula by two intermuscular septa which enclose the 

 peroneus longus and brevis. At the ankle, the deep fascia 

 is firmly attached to the bony points about the joint and 

 passes into the deep fascia covering the dorsum and sole 

 of the foot. In the popliteal space and about the ankle, 

 the fascia is reinforced by transverse fibres to which, in the 

 latter instance, the names of annular ligaments are given. 



The Anterior Annular Ligament. Fig. 123. 



(i) The upper portion : This is a band about two inches 



