page_title: Plantar nerve
hierarchical_section_title: Plantar nerve
context_page_description: The plantar nerves are a pair of nerves innervating the sole of the foot. They arise from the posterior branch of the tibial nerve.
context_section_description: The plantar nerves are a pair of nerves innervating the sole of the foot.  They arise from the posterior branch of the tibial nerve.
caption: Diagram of the segmental distribution of the cutaneous nerves of the sole of the foot