14 - Ankle Joint and Foot Flashcards
What muscles do plantarflexion?
gastrocnemius soleus TP FDL FHL PL PB Plantaris
What muscle medially rotates leg?
Popliteus
What muscles do inversion?
Tibialis Anterior and Posterior (NO compartment)
What muscles do eversion?
Peroneus Brevis and Longus
What muscles do dorsiflexion?
TA
EDL
EHL
Peroneus Tertius
What bones make up the ankle joint and what actions?
- articulation of the TALUS and the tibia and fibula
- allows dorsiflexion and plantarflexion
What bones make up the subtalar joint and what actions are permitted here?
- the inferior talus and superior calcaneus
- allows inversion and eversion
Talocalcaneonavicular Joint Complex?
- involves the talus, calcaneus and navicular
What is the lateral boundary of the foot?
CUBOID (not lateral cuneiform)
What are the 3 cuneiforms?
Medial, intermediate, lateral
Bones of the foot?
- distal, medial, proximal phalanges. Big toe only has proximal and distal
- metatarsals
- cuneiforms
- cuboid
- navicular
- talus
- sustentaculum tali (medial to calcaneus, inferior to talus)
- calcaneus
What is the purpose of the tarsal bones?
To support the ankle joint
Describe the shape of the talus?
> superior is dome shaped (talar dome) that articulates with tibia and fibula
wider at the ANTERIOR than posterior
Why is the talus wider at the anterior than the posterior?
> means the ankle joint is more stable in certain positions
during dorsiflexion the anterior talus is engaged which is wider and so it sits TIGHT in the joint and is relatively stable
during plantarflexion, the talus is rolled forwards so the thinner posterior portion of the talus is articulating with the fibula and tibia - this is LESS tight and less stable
plantarflexion; high heels, toes, stepping off curb is less stable
What is the mortis?
Cup shaped area the tibia and fibula make for the talus to sit in
What are important ligaments at the ankle joint?
- Tibiofibular Ligament
- Lateral Ligament Complex
- Medial Ligament Complex