Quadratus plantae muscle

Muscle infobox
Name = Quadratus plantae muscle
Latin = musculus quadratus plantae
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Caption = Muscles of the sole of the foot. Second layer. (Quadratus plantae visible at center.)


Caption2 = The plantar arteries. Deep view. (Quadratus plantae visible at center.)
Origin = Calcaneus
Insertion = Tendons of Flexor digitorum longus
Action = Assists Flexor digitorum longus in flexion of DIP joints
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Nerve = Lateral plantar nerve (S1,2)
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The Quadratus plantæ (Flexor accessorius) is separated from the muscles of the first layer by the lateral plantar vessels and nerve.

It arises by two heads, which are separated from each other by the long plantar ligament: the medial or larger head is muscular, and is attached to the medial concave surface of the calcaneus, below the groove which lodges the tendon of the Flexor hallucis longus; the lateral head, flat and tendinous, arises from the lateral border of the inferior surface of the calcaneus, in front of the lateral process of its tuberosity, and from the long plantar ligament.

The two portions join at an acute angle, and end in a flattened band which is inserted into the lateral margin and upper and under surfaces of the tendon of the Flexor digitorum longus, forming a kind of groove, in which the tendon is lodged. It usually sends slips to those tendons of the Flexor digitorum longus which pass to the second, third, and fourth toes.

Variations

Lateral head often wanting; entire muscle absent. Variation in the number of digital tendons to which fibers can be traced. Most frequent offsets are sent to the second, third and fourth toes; in many cases to the fifth as well; occasionally to two toes only.

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