Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis (Foot)

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

Schematic of 3rd layer of Plantar Intrinsic Foot Muscles¹
1: Quadratus Plantae
2: Lumbricals
3: Flexor Hallucis Brevis
4: Adductor hallucis
5: Flexor digiti minimi
6: Opponens digiti minimi
7: Plantar interossei
8: Dorsal Interossei

3rd Layer of Intrinsic Plantar Foot Muscles¹

Overview

Muscle	Origin	Insertion	Innervation	Action
Flexor digiti minimi brevis (foot)	Base of 5th Metatarsal Long plantar lig.	Base of 5th proximal phalanx	Lateral Plantar n. (superficial branch) S2 - S3	5th MTP Flexion

Origin

• Base of 5th MT¹
• Long plantar lig.¹

Insertion

Base of proximal phalanx of 5th toe¹

Innervation

Lateral Plantar N. (superficial branch) (S2, S3)¹

Action

5th MTP: Flexion¹

MMT

1.

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