The 34-year-old woman sustains a deep cut on the dorsum of the foot just distal to her ankle joint by a falling kitchen knife. A physician in the emergency department has ligated the dorsalis pedis artery proximal to the injured area. Which of the following conditions most likely occurs as a result of the injury? ( )
A.
Ischemia in the peroneus longus muscle
B.
Aneurysm in the plantar arterial arch
C.
Reduction of blood flow in the medial tarsal artery
D.
Low blood pressure in the anterior tibial artery
E.
High blood pressure in the arcuate artery