peroneal artery

The fibular or peroneal artery is one of the three arteries of the leg, along with the anterior and posterior tibial arteries.

Gross anatomy

Origin and course

• arises from the tibioperoneal trunk approximately 2.5 cm distal to popliteus and passes obliquely to the fibula, descending along its medial crest either in a fibrous canal between tibialis posterior and flexor hallucis longus or within flexor hallucis longus
• reaching the inferior tibiofibular syndesmosis, it divides into calcaneal branches that ramify on the lateral and posterior surfaces of the calcaneus

Branches

• muscular branches
• nutrient artery
• perforating branches
• communicating branch
• calcaneal branches

Variant anatomy

• peroneal magnus artery

Siehe auch:

• Arteria tibialis anterior
• Arteria tibialis posterior

und weiter:

• Tractus tibiofibularis
• Arterien des Beines
• popliteal trifurcation
• pseudoaneurysm of the peroneal artery