The lateral compartment of the leg is found lateral to the fibula. It is the smallest of the three compartments and includes two evertors of the foot:

  1. Fibularis longus
  2. Fibularis brevis

Fibularis longus

The fibularis longus (also known as the peroneus longus) muscle is the larger and more superficial of the two.

  • It originates from the head and upper two-thirds of the lateral surface of fibula.
  • It forms a

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