| FOOT AND ANKLE MUSCLE ATTACHMENTS |
| Muscles | Proximal Attachment | Distal Attachment |
| Tibalis anterior | Lateral condyle and superior 2/3 of anterolateral surface of tibia and interosseous membrane | Medial and inferior surfaces of medial cuneiform and base of 1st metatarsal |
| Extensor digitorum longus | Lateral condyle of tibia and superior 3/4 of medial surface of fibula and interosseous membrane | Middle and distal phalanges of digits 2–5 |
| Extensor hallucis longus | Middle part of anterior surface of fibula and interosseous membrane | Dorsal aspect of base of distal phalanx of digit 1 (hallux) |
| Fibularis longus | Head and superior 2/3 of lateral surface of tibia | Base of 1st metatarsal and medial cuneiform |
| Fibularis brevis | Inferior 2/3 of lateral surface of fibula | Dorsal surface of tuberosity on lateral side of base of 5th metatarsal |
| Fibularis tertius | Inferior 1/3 of anterior surface of fibula and interosseous membrane | Dorsum of base of 5th metatarsal |
| Gastrocnemius | Lateral head: lateral aspect of lateral condyle of femur Medial head: Popliteal surface of femur; superior to medial femoral condyle | Posterior surface of calcaneus via calcaneal tendon |
| Soleus | Posterior aspect of head and superior 1/4 of posterior surface of fibula; middle third of medial border of tibia | Posterior surface of calcaneus via calcaneal tendon |
| Plantaris | Inferior end of lateral supracondylar line of femur; oblique popliteal ligament | Posterior surface of calcaneus via calcaneal tendon |
| Flexor hallucis longus | Inferior 2/3 of posterior surface of fibula and interosseous membrane | Base of distal phalanx of digit 1 (hallux) |
| Flexor digitorum longus | Medial part of posterior surface of tibia inferior to soleal line | Base of distal phalanges of digits 2–5 |
| Tibialis posterior | Interosseous membrane; posterior surface of tibia inferior to soleal line; posterior surface of fibula | Tuberosity of navicular, cuneiform, cuboid, and sustentaculum tali of calcaneus; bases of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th metatarsals |
| Lumbricals | Tendons of flexor digitorum longus | Medial aspect of expansion (digits 2–5) |
| Flexor hallucis brevis | Plantar component ... |