The great toe has its own adductor (the adductor hallucis) in the third layer of muscles in the sole of the foot and the second toe is adducted back to its longitudinal axis by using one of its dorsal interossei.
In addition to adduction, the plantar interossei act through the extensor hoods to resist extension of the metatarsophalangeal joints and flexion of the interphalangeal joints. All are innervated by the lateral plantar nerve.