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Dissection of plantar aspect of left foot

Long flexor tendons and lumbrical muscles

The lateral tendons of the flexor digitorum longus have been slightly elevated.

1 .	Common plantar digital artery
2 .	Flexor hallucis longus muscle (tendon within opened digital sheath)
3 .	Adductor hallucis muscle
4 .	Flexor hallucis brevis muscle
5 .	Deep branch lateral plantar nerve
6 .	Area of origin of flexor digitorum brevis muscle and plantar aponeurosis
7 .	Flexor digitorum longus muscle
8 .	Flexor hallucis longus muscle (tendon within opened flexor retinaculum at ankle)
9 .	Tuberosity of calcaneus
10 .	Tibial nerve
11 .	Lumbrical muscles
12 .	Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle
13 .	Quadratus plantae muscle
14 .	Lateral plantar artery
15 .	Position of tendon of peroneus longus muscle
16 .	Abductor digiti minimi muscle (cut off at origin)
17 .	Accessory peroneus muscle
18 .	Lateral malleolus (pointer on groove for peroneal tendons)