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gins to the tendons of Peroneous Longus (PL) posterior border of the IT could be palpated
and Peroneus Brevis (PB) muscles, where the along BLOT in the living person and was

Superficial Peroneal Nerve (SPN) ramifies to confirmed by removing the thigh skin in the
supply these muscles (Figure 6). The tendons cadaver. The proximal part of BLOT was seen
and the Dorsalis Pedis Arterial pulse could along the insertion of the Gluteus Maximus

be palpated along ILs in the living person. (GMax) to the posterior border of the IT and
After removing the dorsal of foot skin, it is the Short head of Biceps Femoris (SBF)
found that, ILs locates on the area where the muscle. It was related to the distal part of

dorsal veins of foot, the tendons, the SPN this line. In the living specimen could be
where the DPN ramifying to supply the palpated at BLOL runs along the lateral bor-
muscles and the dorsalis pedis artery is con- der of tibia and was confirmed by removing

tinuation of the Anterior Tibial Artery to sup- of the leg skin in the cadaver. This line was
ply the contents of the dorsum of foot. The seen along the anterior border of fibula and
between the origins to the tendons of TA

and EDL muscles (Figure 6). In the middle
third of this line, the Anterior Tibial vessels
and the Deep Peroneal Nerve (DPN) were seen
between the TA and EDL muscles. The an-

terior border of Gracilis muscle could be pal-

Figure 5 Medial aspect of the left lower limb showing pated along BLIT in the living person and
the locations of ISP1 (ISP1), ISP2 (ISP2), was confirmed by removing the thigh skin in
ISP3 (ISP3) and ISP5 (ISP5).
the cadaver. BLIT was seen along the ante-
rior border of the Gracilis muscle and the
posterior border of the Sartorius muscle.

Deeper dissection at the middle third of BLIT
revealed that the Femoral vessels and Femo-

ral Nerve (FN) are located under the Sarto-
Figure 6 Deeper dissection of the right leg showing
rius muscle. The medial border of tibia could
the anatomical structures that are associated
with NP1 (I), NP2 (II) and BL1 (Ia to Ib). be palpated adjacent BLIL in the living per-
EDL, extensor digitorum longus muscle; PL,
son and was confirmed by removing the leg
peroneus longus muscle; TA, tibialis ante-
skin in the cadaver. BLIL was located along
rior muscle; a, lateral edge of the patella; b,
lower part of the patella. the medial border of the Gastrocnemius and