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  2. Flexor hallucis longus muscle - Wikipedia

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    With this condition, a nodule develops along the FHL tendon which may produce a popping effect during contraction because it drags along surrounding tissues. If left untreated and continually irritated, stenosis of the tendon may occur, resulting in the big toe becoming stiff and relatively immobile. This condition is known as Hallux Rigidus.

  3. Extensor hallucis longus muscle - Wikipedia

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    Inserts on the dorsal side of the base of the distal phalanx of the big toe: Artery: Anterior tibial artery: Nerve: Deep fibular nerve, L5 (L4-S1) Actions: Extends (raises) the big toe and assists in dorsiflexion of the foot at the ankle. Also is a weak evertor/invertor: Antagonist: Flexor hallucis longus, flexor hallucis brevis: Identifiers; Latin

  4. Sesamoiditis - Wikipedia

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    The sesamoid bones act as a fulcrum for the flexor tendons, the tendons which bend the big toe downward. Symptoms include inflammation and pain. Sometimes a sesamoid bone is fractured. This can be difficult to pick up on X-ray, so a bone scan or MRI is a better alternative. [1]

  5. Tarsal tunnel syndrome - Wikipedia

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    People with TTS typically complain of numbness in the foot radiating to the big toe and the first three toes, pain, burning, electrical sensations, and tingling over the base of the foot and the heel. [1] Depending on the area of entrapment, other areas can be affected.

  6. Flexor hallucis brevis muscle - Wikipedia

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    Flexor hallucis brevis flexes the first metatarsophalangeal joint, or the big toe. It helps to maintain the medial longitudinal arch. It helps to maintain the medial longitudinal arch. It assists with the toe-off phase of gait providing increased push-off.

  7. Extensor hallucis brevis muscle - Wikipedia

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    The extensor hallucis brevis is a muscle on the top of the foot that helps to extend the big toe. ... "Dorsum of the foot showing the tendons that cross the ankle ...

  8. Flexor digitorum longus muscle - Wikipedia

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    The flexor digitorum longus runs along the medial posterior side of the lower leg and aids in flexions of the toes (apart from the big toe). The flexor digitorum longus muscle arises from the posterior surface of the body of the tibia, from immediately below the soleal line to within 7 or 8 cm of its lower extremity, medial to the tibial origin of the tibialis posterior muscle.

  9. Interphalangeal joints of the foot - Wikipedia

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    The flexor hallucis longus and flexor digitorum longus flex the interphalangeal joint of the big toe and lateral four toes, respectively. The tendons of both of these muscles cross as they reach their distal attachments. In other words, the flexor hallucis longus arises laterally, while the flexor digitorum longus arises medially.

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