Recognition of the flexor digitorum accessorius longus.
The flexor digitorum accessorius longus muscle was observed during a cadaveric surgery course on the foot and ankle for third-year podiatric medical students. The cadaveric foot had been amputated just proximal to the ankle level so that the muscle origin could not be determined; its insertion, however, was found to be into the flexor digitorum longus tendon, just before the tendon split into its digital slips. This article reviews the literature on the muscle and its clinical implications and describes and shows the muscle as it was seen in this case.
Deroy
Alan R
AR
Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
Clause
Chad C
CC
Baskin
Eric S
ES
Bauer
Gary R
GR
D002102:Cadaver; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013641:Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*