THE LEG 



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divided. In amputations three inches below tlie head, three main arteries— the 

 two tibials and the peroneal — are divided (liolden). 



In an amputation through the middle of the leg, the anterior ti))ial artcry 



FiG. 758.— Bkancuks of tuk Extkknal PoHLrrKAL Nkkvk. 



/. i t III 



EXTERNAL POPLITEAL 



NERVE 



RECURRENT ARTICULAR 



MUSCULO-CUTANEOUS 



BRANCH TO PERONEUS 

 LONG US 



BRANCH TO EXTENSOR 



LONG US DIGITORUM 



BRANCH TO PERONEUS 

 B RE VIS 



MUSCULO-CUTANEOUS 



MUSCULO-CUTA NEO US 

 {OUTER DIVISION) 



SHORT SAPHENOUS 



COLLATERAL 

 BRANCHES OF EX- 

 TERNA L S. 1 PHENO US 



AND Mrscrio- I 



CUTANEOUS TO TOES L 



ANTERIOR TIBIAL 

 NEB VE 



Anterior libiiil mtTu 



Tibialis anticus 



'J 



ANTERIOR TIBIAL 

 NER VE 



MUSCULO-CUTANEOUS 

 (INNER DIVISION) 



ANTERIOR TIBIA/. 



(OUTER DIVISION) 

 ITS DISTRIBUTION TO 



EXTENSOR BR E VIS 



DIGITORUM 



A N TERIO R TIBIA L 

 (INNER DIVISION) 



COLLATERAL 

 URANd/ES OF 

 Ml S( I I. O-CU TA NEO US 

 LO TOES 



would be found cut .>n the interosseous men.branc l.etweeu ^^^^^^^'^ ^^^^ ^^^ 

 the extensor longus hallucis, its nerve lymg to its nmer side. ^ |.^^ , ^^f, /V;^ J ^'^^^^ 

 would be between the superficial and deep muscles at the back ot the leg l>ing on 



