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16: Foot And Ankle Flashcards

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Plantar aponeurosis

A

Central longitudinal thickening of plantar fascia that divides into five bands that enclose digit tendons

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Plantar fasciitis

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Plantar aponeurosis inflammation at calcaneus

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3
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What can plantar fasciitis cause?

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Heel spurs, esp. on medial calcaneal tubercle

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4
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Extensor digitorum brevis insertion

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Phalanges 2-4 MP joints

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5
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The two dorsal foot muscles form a fleshy mass where?

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Lateral dorsum, anterior to lateral malleolus

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6
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Dorsal foot innervation vs plantar foot innervation

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Dorsum: deep fibular N
Plantar: medial and lateral plantar nerves

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Plantar layer 1 muscles

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Abductor digiti minimi, flexor digitorum brevis, abductor hallucis

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Plantar layer 2 muscles

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Quadratus plantae, lumbricals

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Tendons in layer 2 and layer 4

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Layer 2: FHL, FDL

Layer 4: tibialis posterior, fibularis longus

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Quadratus plantae function

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Joins FDL tendons to calcaneus, assisting FDL in flexing the lateral four digits

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11
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What forms the medial aspect of the extensor expansion?

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Lumbricals

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Lumbrical origin

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FDL tendon

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Lumbrical action

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Flexes MP joint, extend PIP and DIP joints

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14
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Which muscle’s tendons have sesamoid bones in them?

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Flexor hallucis brevis

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Purpose of sesamoid bones in food

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Protect 1st metatarsal head and tendon of FHL when staining and walking

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16
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Which is the ghost muscle in layer three that “doesn’t really exist”

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Opponens digiti minimi

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Plantar interossei action

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Adduct digits 2,3,4, away from midline of 2nd

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Dorsal interossei action

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Abduct digits 2,3,4 away from midline of 2nd digit

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Hallux valgus

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Lateral deviation of great toe -> swelling and pressure that can cause a bursa called a bunion

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Corns

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Inflamed area of thick skin over proximal interphalangeal joints

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21
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What causes mallet toe, hammer toe, claw toe, and trigger toe deformities?

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Shortened flexor muscles

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22
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Which toes are involved in mallet, hammer, claw, and trigger toe?

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Mallet/hammer/claw: lateral four toes

Trigger: large toe

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23
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Mallet toe

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Flexion of DIP

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Hammer toe

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Extension at MP joint + flexion at PIP

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Claw toe

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Extension at MP joint + flexion at PIP and DIP

26
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Trigger toe

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Extended MP, flexion at IPs

27
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What nerve forms the medial and lateral plantar N’s

28
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Medial plantar N path

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Deep to abductor hallucis -> anterior between abductor hallucis + flexor digitorum brevis

29
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Medial plantar N termination

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Into four sensory branches near metatarsal bases

30
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Four muscles innervated by medial plantar N (rest of plantar foot innervated by lateral plantar N)

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  1. Abductor hallucis
  2. Flexor digitorum brevis
  3. Medial-most lumbrical
  4. Flexor hallucis brevis
31
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Lateral plantar N path

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Deep to abductor hallucis -> anterolaterally deep to flexor digitorum brevis

32
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Termination of lateral plantar N

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Superficial + deep branches

33
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Five nerves that innervate the cutaneous foot and the area they innervate

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  1. Deep fibular N: small area between 1st and 2nd digits
  2. Superficial fibular N: rest of dorsum
  3. Sural N branches: lateral foot
  4. Medial plantar N: medial plantar
  5. Lateral plantar N: lateral plantar
34
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Which two arteries in the dorsal and plantar foot meet to form the plantar arch?

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Deep plantar A + lateral plantar A

35
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Where does the posterior tibial A divide into medial and lateral plantar A’s?

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Deep to abductor hallucis

36
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What does the lateral plantar A run with?

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Lateral plantar N

37
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Medial ankle ligament

A

Deltoid ligament

38
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Four parts of the deltoid ligament

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  1. Anterior tibiotalar
  2. Tibionavicular
  3. Tibocalcaneal
  4. Posterior tibiotalar
39
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Medial ankle ligament A

A

Stabilizes ankle during eversion

40
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Three lateral ligaments of the ankle

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  1. Posterior tibiofibular
  2. Anterior tibiofibular
  3. Anterior talofibular
41
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Two ligaments that make up the tibiofibular syndesmosis

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Anterior tibiofibular + posterior tibiofibular L

42
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Which ligaments are involved in high ankle sprains

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Lateral ligaments

43
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The ankle joint: other name + bones involved

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Talocrural joint; tibia, fibula, talus

44
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When is the malleoli grip on trochlea of talus the strongest?

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During dorsiflexion

45
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Talocrural joint type

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Hinge synovial joint

46
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Only movement allowed in talocrural joint

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Dorsiflexion/plantarflexion

47
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Transverse tarsal joint: two joint components

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Calcaneocuboid + talonavicular joints

48
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What motion does the transverse tarsal joint add to?

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Inversion/eversion

49
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Where is a standard transection for a surgical foot amputation

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Transverse tarsal joint

50
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Subtalar joint other name

A

Talocalcaneal joint

51
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Main movement of subtalar joint

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Inversion/eversion

52
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What ligament supports the subtalar joint?

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Interosseous talocalcaneal L

53
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What action causes almost all ankle sprainns?

54
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Functions of the foot arches

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Absorb shock during weight bearing, make foot adaptable to surface and weight changes

55
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Three major ligaments that stabilize the arches of the foot

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  1. Spring (plantar calcaneonavicular L)
  2. Long plantar L
  3. Shot plantar L
56
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Four muscles that stabilize the medial portion of the longitudinal arch

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  1. FHL
  2. FDL
  3. Tibialis posterior
  4. Tibialis anterior
57
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Two major stabilizers of the transverse arch

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  1. Adductor hallucis

2. Transverse ligaments

58
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Difference between stabilizers of the forefoot vs of the metatarsus and tarsus

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Forefoot: passive stabilizers only

Metatarsus and tarsus: active stabilizers only

59
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Pes transversoplanus

A

Loss of transverse arch

60
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Pes planus

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Loss of longitudinal arch (usually medial portion) -> flat feet

61
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What two things become abnormally stretched in pes planus

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Plantar L’s + plantar aponeurosis

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