Foot movements

Enabled by subtalar and transverse tarsal joints

inversion - tibial nerve + deep peroneal

eversion - superficial peroneal nerve

  • Peroneus longus, brevis, tertius - Lateral leg (superficial fibular nerve)

dorsiflexion - deep peroneal nerve

  • tibialis anterior (deep fibular nerve)
  • extensor hallucis longus (deep fibular nerve)
  • extensor digitorum longus (deep fibular nerve)
  • peroneus tertius (deep fibular nerve)

plantarflexion (S1, 2) - tibial nerve + superficial peroneal

  • tibialis posterior (tibial nerve)
  • peroneus longus (superficial peroneal nerve)

flexion of toes - tibial nerve

  • flexor digitorum longus (tibial nerve)
  • flexor hallucis longus (tibial nerve)
  • flexor digitorum brevis (medial plantar - br. tibial nerve)
  • abductor hallucis (medial plantar - br. tibial nerve)
  • Lumbricals of foot (tibial nerve branches - medial and lateral plantar nerves)