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intermuscular septum
Applicable to the aponeurotic sheets separating various muscles of the limbs & arms.
1) Anterior & posterior crural intermuscular septa: pass from the deep surface of the crural fascia thereby attaching to the corresponding margins of the fibula.
2) Lateral intermuscular septum: extends from the iliotibial tract to the lateral lip of the linea aspera & lateral supracondylar line of the femur.
3) Transverse intermuscular septum: separate the muscles in the posterior compartment into superficial & deep.
The interosseous membrane & the crural intermuscular septa divide the leg into three compartments:
-> Anterior (extensor)
-> Lateral (fibular)
-> Posterior (flexor)
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References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
- Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore &
AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia,
PA 1999.
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