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. 2017 Jul 17;231(4):568–584. doi: 10.1111/joa.12651

Table 1.

List of muscles identified during dissection in alphabetical order, along with abbreviations in brackets, if any. Muscles where attachment was cut during necropsy or skinning are indicated

Abductor digiti minimi Flexor hallucis longus (FHL) Popliteus – cut at origin
Abductor hallucis Gastrocnemius – cut at origin Psoas major – cut at origin
Abductor metatarsi quinti Gemellus inferior Quadratus femoris
Adductor brevis Gluteus maximus Rectus femoris
Adductor hallucis brevis Gluteus medius Sartorius – cut at insertion
Adductor longus Gluteus minimus Semimembranosus – cut at insertion
Adductor magnus Gracilis – cut at insertion Semitendinosus – cut at insertion
Biceps femoris ‐ cut at insertion Iliacus Soleus
Extensor digitorum longus (EDL) Iliocapsularis Tibialis anterior
Extensor hallucis longus (EHL) Ischiocondylica Tibialis posterior
Fibularis brevis Obturator externus Vastus intermedius
Fibularis longus Obturator internus Vastus lateralis
Flexor digitorum longus (FDL) Pectineus Vastus medialis