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flexor digitorum longus

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flexor digitorum longus,
the muscle that flexes the lateral four toes. It is involved with gripping the ground during walking and propelling the body forward off the toes at the end of the stance phase of gait. It is innervated by the tibial nerve.


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Magnetic resonance imaging of the left arm showed soft tissue edema of the olecranon bursa and the left fourth flexor digitorum longus tendon, and no osteomyelitis.
For example, in chapter 72, "Shin Splints," the author notes that the "primary muscles involved in shin splints are the flexor digitorum longus and soleus.
Attachments of the soleus, posterior tibialis, and the flexor digitorum longus muscle are located in the posterior side of the tibia.
 
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