Muscles / Lower legs
Extensor digitorum longus
- Lower legs
- Leg & ankle
- Superficial layer
Also called EDL.
Anatomy
- Origin
- Lateral condyle of the tibia, upper three-quarters of the medial fibula, interosseous membrane
- Insertion
- Middle and distal phalanges of toes 2-5 via the extensor expansions
- Nerve
- Deep fibular nerve (L5-S1)
Actions
- Extends toes 2-5
- Dorsiflexes the ankle
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References (4)
- Standring S, ed. Elsevier. Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. 42nd ed.
- Dalley AF, Agur AMR. Wolters Kluwer. Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy. 9th ed.
- 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