Cralley J, Fitch K, McGonagle W
Anat Anz. 1975;138(4):348-53.
Dissection of fifty feet revealed a lack of correlation between absence of lumbrical muscles and the presence of contracted toe. This is at variance with assertions commonly encountered in textbooks of anatomy. Contracted toes were found in association with well developed lumbricals. Absence of lumbricals was not found to be associated with toe anomalies. These findings leave in doubt the function of lumbrical muscles of the foot.
对50只足部进行解剖后发现，蚓状肌缺失与趾挛缩之间没有关联。这与解剖学教科书中常见的说法不一致。在发育良好的蚓状肌中发现了趾挛缩。未发现蚓状肌缺失与趾部异常有关。这些发现使人对足部蚓状肌的功能产生怀疑。
