Posted on 23rd Jul 2020 / Published in: Toe
Flexor digitorum brevis is a broad muscle located deeply in sole of the foot. Along with the abductor hallucis and abductor digiti minimi muscles, it makes up the first layer of plantar muscles.
Also, this muscle is part of the central plantar muscles group in the foot, along with the quadratus plantae, lumbricals, plantar interossei and dorsal interossei muscles.
The short muscle that bends the toes.
This muscle propels the body forward during gait.
Medial process of calcaneal tuberosity, plantar aponeurosis and intermuscular septum.
Middle phalanges of 2nd – 5th digits.
2nd – 5th Metatarsophalangeal joints: Toe flexion; supports longitudinal arch of foot.
Medial plantar nerve (S1-S3).
Medial and lateral plantar arteries and plantar arch, plantar metatarsal and plantar digital arteries.
Research has shown that to correct claw or hammer toe deformities, surgery can be performed to transfer the flexor digitorum brevis tendon to the proximal phalanx dorsum.
Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, R., Viejo Tirado, F., Prados Frutos, J. C., Losa Iglesias, M. E., & Jules, K. T. (2008). Transfer of the flexor digitorum brevis tendon. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 98(1), 27–35.
Standing or sitting, bend the toes downwards, towards the floor. Hold, relax and then repeat.
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