Abductor Digiti Minimi Pedis

Joe Muscolino

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Abductor digiti minimi of the foot on the right side of the body.

The Abductor Digiti Minimi Pedis is an intrinsic muscle of the foot located in Plantar Layer I. The muscles located in Plantar Layer I are:

 

ATTACHMENTS:

  • Calcaneus to the little toe (toe #5).
    • The proximal attachment is onto the tuberosity of the calcaneus.
    • The distal attachment is onto the lateral side of the base of the proximal phalanx of the little toe.

 

ACTIONS:

  • Abducts the little toe at the metatarsophalangeal joint.
  • Flexes the little toe at the metatarsophalangeal joint.

 

NOTE: The abductor digiti minimi pedis also has attachments into the plantar fascia of the foot.