Extensor Brevis
Description
This section is from the book "The Horse - Its Treatment In Health And Disease", by J. Wortley Axe. Also available from Amazon: The Horse. Its Treatment In Health And Disease.
Extensor Brevis
A short, flat, thin muscle situated in front and below the hock-joint beneath the tendons of the extensor pedis and peroneus.
Origin. - From the outer part of the os calcis and the astragalus.
Insertion. - Into the extensor pedis tendon.
Action. - To assist the extensor pedis.
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