1.(Medicine) local or general loss of bodily sensation, esp of touch, as the result of nerve damage or other abnormality 2.(Medicine) loss of sensation, esp of pain, induced by drugs: calledgeneral anaesthesiawhen consciousness is lost andlocal anaesthesiawhen only a specific area of the bod...
1: common peroneal nerve; 2: the fibular tunnel; 3: peroneus longus muscle; 4: superficial peroneal nerve; 5: deep peroneal nerve. The superficial fibular nerve provides innervation to the peroneus longus and brevis (foot evertors) and descends to pierce the deep fascia at about one-third ...
condition known as anterior compartment syndrome. This compression or other injury to the nerve can result in an inability to dorsiflex the foot, a condition known as “footdrop,” as well as difficulty extending the toes or reduced sensation in the webspace between the big toe and second toe...
Increased pressure in the anterior compartment may cause diminished sensation in the dorsum of the first web space of the foot (deep peroneal nerve). Elevated pressure in the lateral compartment might cause sensory loss of the dorsum of the foot (superficial peroneal nerve). The sural nerve lies...