quadratus plantae

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Origin

  • by 2 heads, from the lateral & medial borders of the inferior surface of the calcaneus

Insertion

tendons of the flexor digitorum longus

Action

assists flexor digitorum longus

Innervation

lateral plantar nerve

More general terms

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995