POSTERIOR I' ART OE LOWER EXTREMITY. ;,s ? 



acting together, assist the tibialis posticus in extending the ankle. They an' 

 antagonized by the tibialis anticus and peroneus tertius. 



THK SOLI', <>F TIIK l-'n<>T. (Fig. 272.) 



The importance of a knowledge of this region can not be overestimated. 

 The large number of important structures in a comparatively small area, com- 

 bined with thick skin, dense plantar fascia, and delicate lumbrical muscles, all taken 



Origin of abductor minimi digit! 



Part of abductor minimi digit! 



Flexor brevU minimi digit! M 



Abductor minimi digit! 

 Lumbricalea 



Tendon of flexor brevia 



dlgitorum 



Tendon of flexor brevic digltorum 



Flexor brevin dlgitorum 



Abductor hallucii 



Accesaoriua 



Flexor longua digltorum 



Flexor longua halluols 

 Flexor brevia hallucla 



Adductor hallucis 

 Abductor hallucii 



FIG. 270. SECOND LAYER OF THE MUSCLES OF THE SOLE. 



together make dissection of this area somewhat difficult. A dissection of the 



' lour layers of muscles alone would be an easy task, but here, as in larger areas 



of the body, nerves and vessels must be saved. The only general rule I can give 



you is this : Follow painstakingly as a guide the dissections given in the text, 



and learn from the figures what you expect to find. Having done this, follow 



h nerve and vessel nut carefully to its distribution. No number of written 



pages will make an awkward man improve his touch ; hence it is impossible to 



