Name

Dorsal interossei (foot)

Pronunciation

(DOR-sal In-ter-OSS-e-eye)

Origin/Proximal Attachment

Adjacent sides of metatarsals 1- 5

Insertion/Distal Attachment

1st interossei - Medial side of proximal phalanx of second toe

Action/Relevance

Abducts toes 2-5 (at MTP joints) 2nd-4th interossei – Lateral sides of second to fourth toes

Innervation

Lateral plantar nerve (S2, 3) Flexes toes 2-5 (at MTP joints)

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