Long Plantar Ligament

Authors

Affiliations

Nathaniel Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Serves as the muscular origin for the Flexor digiti minimi brevis

Muscular origins involving the Long Plantar Lig.
Muscle	Origin	Insertion	Innervation	Action
Flexor digiti minimi brevis (foot)	Base of 5th Metatarsal1 Long plantar lig.1 [Base of 5th Metatarsal](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Ankle and Foot/Intrinsic Dorsal Foot Muscles/flexor_digiti_minimi_brevis_foot.qmd#origin) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [Long plantar lig.](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Ankle and Foot/Intrinsic Dorsal Foot Muscles/flexor_digiti_minimi_brevis_foot.qmd#origin) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	Base of 5th proximal phalanx1 [Base of 5th proximal phalanx](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Ankle and Foot/Intrinsic Dorsal Foot Muscles/flexor_digiti_minimi_brevis_foot.qmd#insertion) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	Lateral Plantar n. (superficial branch)1 S2 - S31 [Lateral Plantar n. (superficial branch)](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Ankle and Foot/Intrinsic Dorsal Foot Muscles/flexor_digiti_minimi_brevis_foot.qmd#nerve) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [S2](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Ankle and Foot/Intrinsic Dorsal Foot Muscles/flexor_digiti_minimi_brevis_foot.qmd#nerve) - [S3](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Ankle and Foot/Intrinsic Dorsal Foot Muscles/flexor_digiti_minimi_brevis_foot.qmd#nerve) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	5th MTP Flexion1 [5th MTP Flexion](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Ankle and Foot/Intrinsic Dorsal Foot Muscles/flexor_digiti_minimi_brevis_foot.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]
Opponens digiti minimi	Long plantar lig.1 Fibularis longus plantar tendon sheath1 [Long plantar lig.](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Ankle and Foot/Intrinsic Dorsal Foot Muscles/opponens_digiti_minimi_foot.qmd#origin) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [Fibularis longus plantar tendon sheath](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Ankle and Foot/Intrinsic Dorsal Foot Muscles/opponens_digiti_minimi_foot.qmd#origin) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	5th metatarsal1 [5th metatarsal](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Ankle and Foot/Intrinsic Dorsal Foot Muscles/opponens_digiti_minimi_foot.qmd#insertion) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	Lateral Plantar n. (superficial branch)1 S2 - S31 [Lateral Plantar n. (superficial branch)](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Ankle and Foot/Intrinsic Dorsal Foot Muscles/opponens_digiti_minimi_foot.qmd#nerve) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020] [S2](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Ankle and Foot/Intrinsic Dorsal Foot Muscles/opponens_digiti_minimi_foot.qmd#nerve) - [S3](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Ankle and Foot/Intrinsic Dorsal Foot Muscles/opponens_digiti_minimi_foot.qmd#nerve) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]	Pulls 5th metatarsal in plantar and medial direction1 [Pulls 5th metatarsal in plantar and medial direction](/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Lower limb muscles/Ankle and Foot/Intrinsic Dorsal Foot Muscles/opponens_digiti_minimi_foot.qmd#action) [@gilroyAtlasAnatomy2020]

Muscular insertions involving the Long Plantar Lig.
Muscle	Origin	Insertion	Innervation	Action

References

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Gilroy AM, MacPherson BR, Wikenheiser JC, Voll MM, Wesker K, Schünke M, eds. Atlas of Anatomy. 4th ed. Thieme; 2020.