Fig 4.

Exposure of the medial and lateral plantar arteries. (A) Photograph of cadaver dissection. Plantar fascia and flexor digitorum brevis have been retracted. The posterior tibial (PT) artery has been exposed, identifying its branches with vessel loops placed around lateral plantar (LP) and medial plantar (MP) arteries. Segment of abductor hallucis muscle has been excised (arrows). (B) The course of the PT, LP, and MP arteries in relationship to flexor digitorum brevis (FDB) and abductor hallucis (AH) muscles. (C) Photograph of a cadaver foot shows flexor digitorum brevis muscle (not seen) and plantar fascia (PF) overlying the MP and LP arteries.

From Thornton et al., “Pseudoaneurysm of the lateral plantar artery after foot laceration, J Vasc Surg, 2003.