Table 1.

Contents of Upper and Lower Limb Compartments. Constructed from References [6, 7, 9]

Anatomical Location	Compartment	Contents
Upper arm	Anterior	Muscles: forearm flexors Nerves: radial, median, ulnar nerves
	Posterior	Muscles: triceps
Forearm	Anterior (superficial and deep)	Muscles: wrist and finger flexors
	Posterior	Muscles: wrist and finger extensors
	Mobile wad	Muscles: brachioradialis, extensor carpi radialis longus and extensor carpi radialis brevis Nerve: radial nerve
Thigh	Anterior	Muscles: knee extensors and hip flexors Nerve: femoral nerve
	Posterior	Muscles: knee flexors and hip extensors. Nerve: Sciatic nerve
	Medial	Muscles: hip adductors Nerve: obturator nerve
Calf	Anterior	Muscles: dorsiflexors of the foot Nerve: deep peroneal nerve
	Lateral/peroneal	Muscles: foot evertors, plantar flexion Nerve: superficial fibular nerve
	Posterior (deep and superficial)	Muscles: plantar flexors Nerve: tibial nerve