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The deep fascia in the foot goes weaker where?

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Medial and Laterally

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What is the deep fascia?

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Thick central portion

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What is formed by the central portion of the deep fascia?

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Superficial ligament

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What is found in the plantar aponeurosis?

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Superficial ligament and vertical inter muscular septae

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What is the proximal attachment of the plantar aponeurosis?

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Calcaneus which divides into 5 bands distally and is continuous with fibrous digital sheaths

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Where is the vertical inter muscular septae?

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Medial, Central and Lateral compartment

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What are the muscles of dorsal of foot?

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Extensor Digitorum Brevis and Extensor Hallucis Brevis

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What are the muscles of the little toe in the lateral compartment?

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Abductor Digiti Minimi and Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis

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What are the muscles of the great toe in the middle compartment?

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Abductor Hallucis and Flexor Hallucis Brevis

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What are the interossei?

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Plantar and Dorsal interossei

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What are the muscles in the central compartment?

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Flexor Digitorum Brevis and Adductor Hallucis

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What is the proximal attachment of the Abductor Hallucis?

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Medial tubercle of Calcaneus and flexor retinaculum

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What is the distal attachment of the Abductor Hallucis?

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Medial base proximal phalanx

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What is the proximal attachment of the Flexor Digitorum Brevis?

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Medial tubercle of Calcaneus

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What is the distal attachment of the Flexor Digitorum Brevis?

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Middle phalanges of lateral 4 toes

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What is the proximal attachment of the Abductor Digits Minimi?

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Medial and lateral tubercle of Calcaneus

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What is the distal attachment of the Abductor Digits Minimi?

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Lateral base proximal phalanx

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What are the muscles in the first layer of the foot?

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Abductor Hallucis, Flexor digitorum Brevis and Abductor Digiti Minimi

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What are is found in the second layer of the foot?

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Lumbricals and Quadratus Plantae

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What are the long flexor tendons to the toes?

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Flexor digitorum longus and Flexor Hallucis longus

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What is the proximal attachment of the lumbricals?

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Tendons of the Flexor digitorum longus

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What is the distal attachment of the lumbricals?

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Medial side of dorsal tendon expansion

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What is the proximal attachment of Quadratus Plantae?

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Medial and lateral surfaces of Calcaneus

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What is the distal attachment of the Quadratus Plantae?

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Lateral side of Flexor digitorum longus tendon

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How many lumbricals?
4
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What is found in the 3rd layer of the foot?
Flexor hallucis brevis, Adductor Hallucis aan Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis
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What is the proximal attachment of the Flexor Hallucis Brevis?
Cuboid and lateral cuneiform
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What is the distal attachment of the Flexor Hallucis Brevis?
Both sides base proximal phalanx of hallux
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What is the proximal attachment of Adductor Hallucis on the Transverse head?
Plantar ligament of MTP joints
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What is the proximal attachment of Adductor Hallucis on the Oblique head?
Base metatarsals 2-4
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What is the distal attachment of the Adductor Hallucis?
Lateral side base proximal phalanx of hallux
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What is the proximal attachment of Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis?
Base 5th metatarsal
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What is the distal attachment of the Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis?
Base proximal phalanx of 5th digit
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What is found in the 4th layer of the foot?1
Interossei
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How many Plantar Interossei?
3
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How many dorsal interossei?
4
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What is the proximal attachment of the plantar interossei?
Bases and medial side of metatarsals 3-5 (uni-innate)
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What is the distal attachment of the plantar interossei?
Medial side of proximal phalanx of 3rd - 5th digit
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What is the function of plantar interossei?
PAD - Plantar ADduct
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What is the function of dorsal Interossei?
DAB - Dorsal ABduct
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What is the proximal attachment of the dorsal Interossei?
Adjacent sides of metatarsals 1-5 (bipennate)
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What is the distal attachments of dorsal Interossei?
1st on medial side proximal phalanx of 2nd digit. 2nd-4th on lateral side proximal phalanx of 2nd-4th digits
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What is important about 2nd toe?
Is axial digit of foot
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What is found in the 4th layer of the foot?
Peroneus Longus tendon and Tibialis Posterior tendon
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What are the terminal branches of tibial nerve deep to?
Flexor Retinaculum
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Where do plantar nerves enter the foot?
Deep to Abductor Hallucis
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Where is the medial plantar nerve?
Between Abductor Hallucis and Flexor Digitorum Brevis
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Where is the lateral plantar nerve?
Between layers 1 and 2
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Where are deep branches of the lateral plantar nerve?
Between layers 3 and 4
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What does the medial plantar nerve innervate?
Abductor Hallucis, Flexor Digitorum Brevis, 1st lumbrical and Flexor Hallucis Brevis
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What does the lateral plantar nerve innervate?
All other muscles that are not innervated by Medial Plantar nerve
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What are the roots of Plantar nerves?
S2 and S3
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What are the terminal branches of posterior Tibial artery deep to?
Flexor Retinaculum
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Where does the Plantar arteries enter the foot?
Deep to Abductor Hallucis
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What does the medial plantar artery supply?
Muscles of hallux and overlying skin, occasionally superficial plantar arch
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Where is the lateral plantar artery found?
Between layers 1 and 2
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Where is the deep plantar arch?
Between layers 3 and 4
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Where is the deep plantar artery from?
Dorsalis Pedis
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What are the branches of the lateral plantar artery?
Plantar metatarsal and digital arteries

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