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. 2016 Mar 25;11(3):e0149708. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149708

Fig 5. Proximal left tarsometatarsus from a juvenile ostrich.

Fig 5

Note the M. fibularis brevis, which is reduced to a tendon in Struthio. At full flexion, the MFB crosses the origin of the ligamentum collaterale laterale. Abbreviations: LCL = Ligamentum collaterale laterale, MFB = M. fibularis brevis, MGT = M. gastrocnemius tendon.