The variations of peroneus digiti quinti muscle and its contribution to the extension of the fifth toe A cadaveric study

Demir B. T., Gumusalan Y., Uzel M., Cevik H. B.

SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.36, sa.11, ss.1285-1289, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.15537/smj.2015.11.12657
  • Dergi Adı: SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1285-1289
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objectives: To investigate the origin, prevalence, and possible effects of peroneus digiti quinti muscle (PDQ) on the fifth toe, to find out the variations of PDQ by determining the relationship between peroneus brevis muscle (PB) and PDQ, and to reveal its importance for the applications in foot and ankle surgery.