Lower limb: from the Pacionian corpuscles to the acetabular version.

On the dorsum of the foot, the extensor hallucis longus muscle may present frequent variations that may be significant for both diagnostic accuracy and surgical planning, in particular for tendon transfer or graft. Hip The symmetry of the hip joint is of the highest practical importance in order to assess the template of total hip arthroplasty since the uninjured side could be used for the preoperative plan of the other hip. As well, the flexor hallucis longus and flexor digitorum longus tendons play an important role for walking. [Extracted from the article]

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