Proper Plantar Digital Branches of Medial Plantar Nerve
Rami digitales plantares proprii nervi plantaris medialis
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Origin: Common plantar digital branches of the medial plantar nerve.
Course: Extend distally from the heads of the metatarsal bones to the first, second, third, and fourth (medial side only) digits.
Branches: None.
Supply: Sensory innervation to the skin and joints of the first, second, third, and fourth toes, including the nail beds.
Related parts of the anatomy
Origin
The proper plantar digital branches of the medial plantar nerve arise from the common plantar digital branches of the medial plantar nerve. The medial-most proper plantar digital branch is a direct continuation of the medial plantar nerve itself.
Course
The proper plantar digital branches of the medial plantar nerve extend from the heads of the metatarsals distally into the toes.
Branches
There are no named branches.
Supplied Structures
The proper plantar digital branches of the medial plantar nerve provide sensory innervation to the skin and joints of the medial side of the great toe, and the adjacent surfaces of the great and second, second and third, and third and fourth toes. It also supplies the tips of the toes and the nail beds.
List of Clinical Correlates
—Joplin neuroma
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Medial Plantar Nerve
The medial plantar nerve is the major sensory nerve of the sole of the foot, including the plantar aspect of the medial three and a half toes via its digital branches.
