Anatomy Flashcards
Number of bones in foot
26
7 tarsal bones
5 metatarsal
14 phalanges
3 regions of foot
Hindfoot (talus and calcaneus)
Midfoot (navicular, cuboid, 3 cuneiforms)
Forefoot (metatarsals and phalanges)
Groove posterior of talus is for?
Tendon of FHL
Os Trigonum lateral to FHL
Primary blood supply of talus
Artery of tarsal canal (posterior tibial artery)
Also, superior neck vessels (anterior tibial artery) and artery of the tarsal sinus (dorsalis pedis)
Cuboid is grooved on the plantar surface by what structure?
Peroneus longus
Ligaments of ankle syndesmosis
Anterior tibiofibular ligament
Posterior inferior tibiofibular ligament
Transverse tibiofibular ligament
Interosseous ligament
Injury referred to as “high ankle sprain”
Injury (bony avulsion) to anterior inferior talofibular ligament (AITFL) in adolescents will result in
Tillaux fracture
Weakest lateral fibular ligament
ATFL
Injured with lateral ankle sprain
Injured ligament in lateral ankle sprains
Anterior talofibular ligament
Explain importance of ankle position in lateral ligament complex testing
Plantar fexion tightens ATFL
Inversion with neutral flexion tightens CFL
Supports head of talus. Attenuated in pes planus deformity
Plantar calcaneonavicular ligament (spring ligament)
Connects medial (shortest) cuneiform to second (longest) metatarsal
Lisfranc ligament
Major tendons which cross the ankle joint (medial)
Tibialis posterior
Flexor digitorum longus
Flexor hallucis longus
“Tom, dick and Harry”
Only dorsal intrinsic muscle of the foot
Extensor digitorum brevis (innervated by lateral branch of deep peroneal nerve)
Lumbar plexus ventral rami
T12-L4