Two muscles—the extensor hallucis and the extensor digitorum brevis—receive their blood supply from this artery. Blood flow is necessary for the feet to maintain proper health and mobility.

The most frequently injected upper-limb muscles were flexor carpi radialis (64.0% of patients), flexor carpi ulnaris (59.1%), flexor digitorum superficialis (57.2%), flexor digitorum profundus (52 ...