Muscles / Lower legs
Abductor digiti minimi (foot)
- Lower legs
- Foot
- Superficial layer
Anatomy
- Origin
- Medial and lateral processes of the calcaneal tuberosity, plantar aponeurosis
- Insertion
- Lateral base of the proximal phalanx of the 5th toe
- Nerve
- Lateral plantar nerve (S2-S3)
Actions
- Abducts and flexes the 5th toe
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References (4)
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- Neumann DA. Elsevier. Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System: Foundations for Rehabilitation. 3rd ed.
- Betts JG, Young KA, Wise JA, et al. OpenStax (free, openly licensed textbook). Anatomy and Physiology 2e