How many compartments are in the leg?
Leg is divided into 4 compartments. These are known as: anterior, lateral, deep posterior and superficial posterior compartment. Anterior compartment constitutes of: tibialis anterior, extensor hallucislongus and digitorum longus, peroneus tertius. The neurovascular bundles include: deep peroneal nerve and anterior tibial vessels. Lateral compartment include: peroneus longusand brevis, soleus and sural nerve. Deep posterior compartment includes: tibialis posterior, flexor hallucis longus, flexor digitorum longus, popliteus with tibial nerve and posterior tibial vessels.