Abductor digiti minimi muscle (foot)
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Abductor digiti minimi muscle(foot)
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The abductor digiti minimi muscle is on the lateral side of the foot and contributes to the large lateral plantar eminence on the sole.
Summary
- origin: lateral and medial processes of calcaneal tuberosity, and band of connective tissue connecting calcaneus with base of metatarsal V
- insertion: lateral side of base of proximal phalanx of little toe
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action: abducts little toe at
themetatarsophalangeal joint - arterial supply: lateral plantar artery
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innervation: lateral plantar nerve from
thetibial nerve
Related pathology
The abductor digiti minimi muscle is involved in Baxter neuropathy.
-<strong>action</strong>: abducts little toe at the metatarsophalangeal joint</li>- +<strong>action</strong>: abducts little toe at metatarsophalangeal joint</li>
-<strong>innervation</strong>: lateral plantar nerve from the <a href="/articles/tibial-nerve">tibial nerve</a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>- +<strong>innervation</strong>: lateral plantar nerve from <a href="/articles/tibial-nerve">tibial nerve</a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>