Preliminary observations of muscle fibre cross sectional area of flexor digitorum brevis in cadaver feet with and without claw toes

Jackie Locke, Stuart Baird, Jamie Frankis

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

118 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

In order to facilitate normal gait, toes require to be in a rectus position during the propulsive phase. This requires a correct balance and sequence of activity of the intrinsic musculature of the feet. Alteration of this balance and sequence may lead to the development of claw toes. Atrophy of the lumbricals occurs in the development of claw toes, but it is not known if changes occur in any other intrinsic muscles, including flexor digitorum brevis. This study set out to investigate whether hypertrophic changes were evident in flexor digitorum brevis in feet with claw toes.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-8
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Foot and Ankle Research
Volume3
Issue number32
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Keywords

  • normal gait
  • claw toes
  • hypertrophic changes

Documents and Links

  • Locke, J et al (2010) Journal of Foot and Ankle Research article

    © 2010 Locke et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    Final published version, 775 KB

    Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Preliminary observations of muscle fibre cross sectional area of flexor digitorum brevis in cadaver feet with and without claw toes'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this