Flexor hallucis longus tendon
Tendo musculi flexoris hallucis longi
MuscularDeep musclesLegLeft and right
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- What it is
- Grooves the back of the talus, runs beneath the sustentaculum tali (which acts as its pulley) and along the sole between the sesamoids of the great toe to its distal phalanx.
- Function
- Flexes the great toe and supports the medial arch.
- Size
- About 20 cm long, 5 mm diameter.
- Clinical note
- Can be trapped behind the talus (posterior ankle impingement), producing pain and triggering of the big toe.