Associations between the size of individual plantar intrinsic and extrinsic foot muscles and toe flexor strength

Table 1 ACSA_max and MV in each of the plantar intrinsic foot muscles

	ACSA_max (cm²)			MV (cm³)
	Mean	±	SD	Mean	±	SD
	(Range)			(Range)
Whole plantar intrinsic foot muscles	9.14	±	1.31	92.64	±	15.95
Whole plantar intrinsic foot muscles	(6.61–11.42)			(63.82–126.59)
Intrinsic great toe flexors	7.04	±	1.27	48.46	±	8.69
Intrinsic great toe flexors	(4.43–9.01)			(33.36–68.58)
FHB	3.05	±	0.65	12.44	±	2.55
FHB	(1.94–4.65)			(7.60–17.12)
ABH	3.01	±	0.55	21.76	±	4.58
ABH	(2.26–4.10)			(15.35–32.41)
ADDH-OH	3.42	±	0.59	12.76	±	2.27
ADDH-OH	(2.19–4.40)			(8.08–18.06)
ADDH-TH	1.01	±	0.29	1.51	±	0.54
ADDH-TH	(0.50–1.64)			(0.79–2.90)
Intrinsic lesser toes flexors	6.20	±	0.90	44.17	±	8.21
Intrinsic lesser toes flexors	(4.32–7.89)			(30.42–58.02)
QP	1.97	±	0.44	11.49	±	2.54
QP	(1.35–2.88)			(7.76–16.51)
FDB	2.48	±	0.41	16.62	±	3.58
FDB	(1.76–3.19)			(10.07–23.16)
ABDM	2.90	±	0.55	16.06	±	2.92
ABDM	(1.95–3.85)			(9.73–19.94)

ABDM abductor digiti minimi, ABH abductor hallucis brevis, ACSA_max maximal anatomical cross-sectional area, ADDH-OH adductor hallucis oblique head, ADDH-TH adductor hallucis transverse head, FDB flexor digitorum brevis, FHB flexorhallucis brevis, MV muscle volume, QP quadratus plantae

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