Medial calcaneal branches of the tibial nerve

The medial calcaneal branches of the tibial nerve (internal calcaneal branches) perforate the laciniate ligament, and supply the skin of the heel and medial side of the sole of the foot.^[1]

Medial calcaneal branches of the tibial nerve
Diagram of the segmental distribution of the cutaneous nerves of the sole of the foot.
Nerves of the right lower extremity Posterior view. (medial calcaneal labeled at bottom left.) Diagram of the segmental distribution of the cutaneous nerves of the sole of the foot.
Details
From	tibial nerve
Identifiers
Latin	rami calcanei mediales nervi tibialis
TA98	A14.2.07.065
TA2	6589
FMA	44710
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

Structure

The medial calcaneal nerve originates either from the tibial nerve or the lateral plantar nerve.^[2] It splits into two cutaneous branches.^[2]

Function

The medial calcaneal nerve provides sensory innervation to the medial side of the heel.^[2]

See also

• Cutaneous innervation of the lower limbs

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 963 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

1. Charkhkar, Hamid; Shell, Courtney E; Marasco, Paul D; Pinault, Gilles J; Tyler, Dustin J; Triolo1, Ronald J (2018). "High-density peripheral nerve cuffs restore natural sensation to individuals with lower-limb amputations". Journal of Neural Engineering. 15 (5): 056002. Bibcode:2018JNEng..15e6002C. doi:10.1088/1741-2552/aac964. PMID 29855427.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. Ulcay, Tufan; Uzun, Ahmet; Ziylan, Taner (2014-09-01). "The origin and branching of medial calcaneal nerve in newborn foetuses". Journal of the Anatomical Society of India. 63: S1–S5. doi:10.1016/j.jasi.2014.06.001. ISSN 0003-2778 – via ScienceDirect.