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. 2020 May 6;5(2):e0067. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.OA.19.00067

TABLE I.

Common Below-the-Knee Amputation Nerve Transfers

Donor Nerve Target Motor Nerve Branches*
Posterior tibial nerve Medial or lateral gastrocnemius
Medial or lateral soleus
Tibialis posterior
Common peroneal nerve Tibialis anterior
Peroneus longus
Peroneus brevis
Medial soleus
Superficial peroneal nerve Peroneus brevis
Peroneus longus
Saphenous nerve Medial gastrocnemius
Medial soleus
Sural nerve Lateral gastrocnemius
Lateral soleus
Tibialis posterior
*

The most common target nerves are shown in bold.