Extensor Digitorum Longus

Origin = Anterior fibula, upper three-fourths; lateral condyle of the tibia; portions of the interosseus membrane.

Insertion = Four lesser toes, 2nd. and 3rd. phalanges.

Action = Extension of the interphalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints of the four toes; dorsiflexion of the ankle joint; eversion of the midtarsal joint.


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