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extensor digitorum brevis

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extensor dig·i·tor·um brev·is (dj-tôrm brvs)
n.
A muscle with its origin from the dorsal surface of the calcaneus, with insertion by four tendons to those of the long extensor muscle of the toes and by a slip to the base of the proximal phalanx of the big toe, with nerve supply from the deep peroneal nerve, and whose action extends the toes.

extensor digitorum brevis,
a muscle that flexes the three middle toes and the proximal metatarsophalangeal joint of the great toe.


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The investigators studied the morphometric characteristics of 72 muscle spindles obtained from individuals (26-93 years of age) postmortem, with samples taken from the deltoid (n=23), biceps (n=22), quadriceps femoris (n=22), and extensor digitorum brevis (n = 5) muscles.
The neurological examination consisted of deep tendon reflexes (gastrocnemius, quadriceps femoris muscles), manual muscle testing (abdominal, gastrocnemius, illiopsoas, quadriceps femoris, tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis longus, extensor digitorum brevis, peroneal, flexor digitorum brevis, hamstring, and gluteal muscles), and sensation (to pinwheel) in both lower extremities.
Thus, the thenar and extensor digitorum brevis muscles invariably have more denervation, in relation to their original motor unit populations, than the hypothenar and plantar muscles.
 
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