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Adductor Hallucis:

Proximal Attachment - Oblique head: bases of metatarsals 2-4
Transverse head: plantar ligaments of metatarsophalangeal joints

Distal Attachment - Tendons of both heads attach to lateral side of base of proximal phalanx of 1st digit

Innervation - Deep branch of lateral plantar nerve

Action - Traditionally said to adduct 1st digit; assists in transverse arch of foot by metatarsals medially

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