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anterior border of the transverse head of the adductor 

 hallucis. 



Transverse Ligament of the Heads of the Metatarsal 

 Bones. The transverse head of the adductor hallucis should 

 now be detached from its origin and thrown medially towards 



Nerve to ist lumbrical" 

 Nerve to flexor hallucis brevis- 

 Dorsalis pedis artery - 



Medial plantar artery 

 Medial plantar nerve 



Nerve to flexor digitorum brevis 

 Nerve to abductor hallucis --- 



Nerve to quadratus plantae -"' 

 Posterior tibial artery ..... 



Plantar arch 



Nerve to flexor brevis 

 digiti quinti 

 Nerve to interossei of 4th space 



- Superficial division of 

 lateral plantar nerve 



Deep division of lateral 

 plantar nerve 

 teral plantar nerve 



Lateral plantar artery 



Nerve to abductor digiti quinti 



FIG. in. Arteries and Nerves of the Sole of the Foot. (Diagram. ) 

 The plantar nerves and their branches are tinted green. 



the hallux. This brings into view the transverse ligament of 

 the heads of the metatarsal bones a strong fibrous band 

 which stretches across the heads of the five metatarsal bones. 

 It is attached to the plantar accessory ligaments of the meta- 

 tarso-phalangeal joints. It differs from the corresponding 

 ligament of the hand, inasmuch as it includes within its grasp 

 the metatarsal bone of the hallux. 

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