A 25-year-old male was kicked with an ice skate on the lateral surface of his left leg just inferior to the knee while p

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A 25-year-old male was kicked with an ice skate on the lateralsurface of his left leg just inferior to the knee while playing ina hockey game. The superficial laceration was treated by theathletic trainer, but the player was unable to continue playing. Hecomplained of pain in the region of the wound with an associatednumbness and tingling to the lateral surface of his left leg andthe dorsum of his left foot. Upon removal of his skates, the playerwas unable to dorsiflex his left foot or extend his toes. In anattempt to walk, he experienced a sharp pain to the lateral aspectof his left leg just below his knee with each step. He was sent tothe emergency room.
Upon arrival to the emergency room, the physician noted that thepatient had an abnormal gait. The patient raised his left foothigher than usual during the swing phase and his foot came downabruptly following heel strike. While the patient sat on theexamination table, his left foot assumed a more plantarflexedposition when compared to the right. On physical examination, thepatient was noted to have subjective tenderness over the head andneck of the fibula and a sensory deficit on the lateral side of thedistal part of the left leg, including the dorsum of the foot. Anx-ray of the left lower extremity confirmed a fracture of the neckof the fibula. The patient was diagnosed with a left fibular neckfracture with peripheral nerve injury.
Discuss the anatomical basis of the loss of sensation animpaired function in the patient's foot.