| | Compartment | Muscles | Neurovascular structures |
| | Anterior compartment | Tibialis anterior | Deep fibular (peroneal) nerve and anterior tibial vessels |
| | | Extensor hallucis longus | |
| | | Extensor digitorum longus | |
| | | Peroneus tertius | |
| | Lateral compartment | Fibularis longus | Superficial fibular (peroneal) nerve and fibular artery |
| | | Fibularis brevis | |
| | Deep posterior compartment | Tibialis posterior | Tibial nerve, posterior tibial artery and posterior tibial vessels such as the fibular artery |
| | | Flexor hallucis longus | |
| | | Flexor digitorum longus | |
| | | Popliteus | |
| | Superficial posterior compartment | Gastrocnemius | Tibial nerve |
| | | Soleus | |
| | | Plantaris | |