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between them, and affords a surface of origin to each. The knife should 



Patella 

 Ligamentum patellae 



Tendon of biceps femoris 

 l-Long collateral fibular ligament 



[Common peroneal nerve (O.T. ext. popliteal) 

 Recurrent articular nerve 

 Deep peroneal nerve (O.T. anterior tibial) 



Anterior tibial artery 

 -Tibialis anterior 

 Peronaeus longus 



-- Superficial peroneal nerve (O.T. musculo-cutaneous) 

 r-- Extensor digitorum longus 



I Peronaeus brevis 



Extensor hallucis longus 



Transverse crural ligament (O.T. upper band of 

 anterior annular lig.) 



Perf. branch of peroneal artery 



Cruciate ligament (O.T. lower band of ant. arm. lig.) 

 Dorsalis pedis artery 



L Deep peroneal nerve (O.T. ant. tibial) 

 \- Extensor digitorum brevis 

 Tendon of peronaeus tertius 



FIG. 96. Dissection of the Anterior and Lateral Crural Regions. 



