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Describe the cutaneous innervation of the leg.
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The cutaneous innervation of the leg is provided by three nerves namely: Saphenous Nerve, sural Nerve and superficial peroneal nerve. The saphenous nerve accompanies the great saphenous vein along the medial aspect of the leg and supplies skin on the medial side of the leg and also the medial border of the foot as far as the ball of the great toe. The Sural nerve accompanies the short saphenous vein and supplies cutaneous sensation to the lateral border of the foot and little toe. The superficial fibular nerve enters the anterior compartment of the leg on the anterior border of peroneus longus and supplies lateral skin of the leg and the dorsum of the foot. It has two branches namely: medial and lateral branches.
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