Anatom3DExtensor hallucis longus
Musculus extensor hallucis longus · Dlouhý natahovač palce nohy
Muscles
Looks like
A thin muscle between the shin muscles whose tendon is seen on top of the foot when you lift the big toe.
What it does
Lifts the big toe and helps lift the foot.
Keeping it well
Testing it checks the L5 nerve root in back problems; its tendon can be cut by falling objects or glass.
Related conditions
- Achilles tendon rupture
- Botulism
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Compartment syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Frailty & falls in older age
- Growing pains
- Heat exhaustion & heatstroke
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)
- Lymphoedema
- Malnutrition & refeeding syndrome
- Muscular dystrophy
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Restless legs syndrome
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Sarcoma
- Sarcopenia
- Superficial thrombophlebitis
- Tetanus
- Varicose veins
- Venomous snakebite