Podiatry and Medical - Set 2

Category - Podiatry Part II

Damage to which of the following nerves may result in paralysis of all the muscles below the knee?
  1. Femoral nerve
  2. Obturator nerve
  3. Deep peroneal nerve
  4. Sciatic nerve
Explanation
Answer − D − Damage to the sciatic nerve may result in paralysis of all the muscles below the knee and thus, results in impaired extension at the hip, flexion at the knee, loss of dorsiflexion at the ankle and of eversion of the foot.
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