PLANTAR APONEUROSIS

Deep transverse Metatarsal ligament

Plantar aponeurosis (Central part)

Continues asFlexor retinaculum

Continues asDeep fascia of dorsum of foot

ABDR

HAL

ABD

DIG

MIN

Continues asDeep fascia of dorsum of foot

FIRST LAYERSole of foot 4 layers

Abd. hallucis

Flex.Dig.Brevis

Abd. Dig. Minimi

3 Muscles

SECOND LAYER

Flex.Hal. Longus

Flex.Dig. Longus

Flex.Dig. Accessorius

Lumbricals

7 Muscles

THIRD LAYER

Flex.Hal.Brevis Flex.Dig.Min.Brevis

Add. Hallucis

3 Muscles

FOURTH LAYER

9 Muscles

Tibialis Posterior

Peroneus Longus

3.Plantar Interossei

4.Dorsal Interossei

Flexor Retinaculum

Ext. Hallucis Longus

Tibialis Posterior

Flex. Dig.Longus

Flex. Hallucis Longus

Tibialis Posterior

Flex.Dig.Longus

Post Tibial art.

Tibial Nerve

ARTERIES OF SOLE

Med. Plantar A.

Prox. Perforating A.

Dorsalis Pedis A.

Lat. Plantar A.

Plantar Arterialarch

4 Plantar Metatarsal A.

4 Distal Perforating A.

Posterior Tibial A.

Med. Plantar A.

Deep Plantar arch

Terminal Br. ofdeep plantar A.

Lat. Plantar A.

Plantar Metatarsal A.

Digital Branch

Perforating vessels

ARTERIES OF SOLE

Vessels and nerves pierce the margins of Middle part of plantar aponeurosis to supplyskin

FIRST LAYER

PLANTAR APONEUROSIS

ABD. HallucisFlex.Dig.BrevisAbd.Dig.Minimi

SECOND LAYERTendon of Flex. Hal. LongusTendon of Flex. Dig. LongusFlex.Dig.AccessoriusLumbricals from Flex.dig.longus

THIRD LAYER

FOURTH LAYER

Flex. Hallucis BrevisAdductor hallucisFlex.Digiti Min. Brevis

4. Dorsal Interossei3. Plantar InterosseiExtrinsic tendons of Peroneus Longus Tibialis Posterior

Med & Lat plantar ves and ner trn & Div

Depp Branch of Lateral Plantar artery

Transverse section through sole of right foot

Dorsalis Pedis A.

2nd layer

1st layer

3nd layer

Trunk of LateralPlantar art.

Deep Br. Of Lat. Plantar art.

4th layer

Metatarsal - 1Metatarsal - 5

3 Prox. Perforating A

Tibial nerve

Med. Plantar Nerve

Deep Branch Superficial Branch

NERVES OF SOLE

To Flex. Dig. Accessorius

To Abd. Digiti Minimi

To Flex. Dig. Min. Brevis & Muscles of4th interos. space

Lat. Plantar Nerve

Br. to Abd. Hallucis

Br. to Flex. Dig. Brevis

Br. to Flex. Hal. Brevis

1st Lumbrical

2nd Lumbrical

Tibial nerve

Med. Plantar Nerve

Deep Branch

Lat. Plantar Nerve

Superficial Branch

NERVES OF SOLE

Saphenous Nerve

Med. Plantar Nerve

Lat. Plantar Nerve

Sural Nerve

Tibial Nerve

Cutaneous distribution of sole of foot