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ankle and foot anatomy Flashcards

1
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Name the lateral ligaments of the ankle?

Which is the strongest and weakest?

A
  • Anterior talofibular ligament
  • Calcaneofibular ligament
  • Posterior talofibular ligament
  • Syndesmosis includes- AITFL, PITFL, TTFL, IOL, ITL
  • Ant talofibular -weakest
  • Post talofibular lig - strongest
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Name the medial ankle ligaments?

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  • Deltoid
  • Calcaneonavicular ligament - Spring ligament
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4
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What is the main stabiliser in stance phase of gait ?

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Deltoid ligament

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What is the deltoid ligament made up of?

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  • Deep and superficial ligaments
  • Superficial
    • ​crosses both ankle and subtalar joints
    • tibiocalcaneal ( sustenaculum portion ) is strongest portion in superificial layer and resists calcaneal eversion
  • Deep
    • only crosses ankle joint
    • primary stabiliser of medial ankle
    • prevent lateral displacement & external rotation of talus
    • originates inferior and posterior aspects of medial malleolus and inserts medial adn posterolateral aspects of talus and inserts medial posteromedial aspects of talus
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6
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How do you test the deltoid ligament?

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  • eversion test
  • with ankle in neutral , evaluates superificial layer
  • external rotation stres test evaluates syndesmosis and deep layer
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7
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What investigations is helpful to dx deltoid lig injury?

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Xray

  • Mortice view with medial clear space widening
  • Gravity stress view

MRI

  • rutured Deltoid ligament
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What is the function of the spring ligament?

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  • Static stabiliser of the medial longitudinal arch and head of talus
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9
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Describe the anatomy of the spring ligament- Calcaneonavicular?

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  • Attaches from sustentaculum tali to inferior aspect of navicular
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What is seen clliniclly in a pt with spring lig injury?

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  • Flattening of medial longitudinal arch
  • s_uspect injury in associated posterior tibial tendon patholog_y
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What investigations are useful in dx of spring ligament injury?

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MRI

  • can dx tear
  • green on pic normal , red is torn
  • spring ligament ca be torn is association of tibialis posterior insufficiency or an acute tear with intact TP
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What is the function of the syndesmosis?

what is the syndemosis made up of?

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  • intregrity of ankle mortice

anatomy

  • Anterior- inferior tibiofibular ligament (AITFL)
  • posterior- inferior tibiofibular ligmament (PITFL)
  • Transverse tibiofibular ligament (TTFL)
  • Interosseous ligament (IOL)
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What is the imaging useful for DX a syndemotic injury?

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Xarys

  • Ap and mortise ankle radiographs
    • evaluate the clear space adn tibiofibular overlap
    • tibiofibular clear space should be <5mm
    • Tibiofibular overlap for AP view >10mm
  • WB mortise view most accurate to dx

CT scan

  • Most accurate assessment
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14
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What bones comprise the hindfoot ?

A

Talus Calcaneus Cuboid

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15
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What joints make up the hindfoot ?

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Subtalar Calcaneocuboid Talobavicular

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16
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What is he function of the hindfoot ? Which one is greater ?

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  • Inversion
  • Eversion
  • Inversion usually greater.
  • Limited eversion contributes further to mild cavovarua foot deformity
17
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Where for the midfoot begin articulation?

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  • Between navicular and cuneiforms
  • along with the cuboid and 4th and 5th metatarsals.
  • Included the tarsometarsal joints
18
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What is the function of the midfoot ?

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  • In adduction and abduction
19
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What is the name for the talonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints?

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  • Chopard or midtarsal or transverse tarsal
20
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What is important about chopart joint? Explain how?

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  • Provides stability of hindfoot and midfoot to produce a rigid lever at heel rise
  • On heel strike- transverse tarsal joints are parallel and supple- adapt uneven ground
  • During toe off- joints become divergent and lock- stiff to foot for forward propulsion
21
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What is the collective name for the Tmt joint?

A

Lisfranc

22
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How many columns has the forefoot ? Name them?

A

3

  • Medial
  • Middle
  • lateral
23
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What is in the medial column?

A
  • 1st metatarsal
  • medial cuneiform
  • navicular
24
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What is in the middle column?

A
  • 2/3 rd metatarsals
  • Middle cuneiform
  • Lateral cuneiform
25
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What is in the lateral column ?

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  • 4:5 th metatarsal
  • Cuboid
26
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Which Column is the most flexible?

A
  • The lateral column
  • Aids flexibility on uneven grounds
27
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Name the 2 arches in the foot?

A
  • Longitudinal
  • Transverse
28
Q

Name the primary stabiliser of the longitudinal arch?

A

The interosseous ligament

29
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Name the sexondary stabiliser of the longitudinal arch?

A
  • The plantar fascia
30
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Where is the location of the lis franc ligament ?

A
  • Between the medial cuneiform and base of 2nd metatarsal
31
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What does the forefoot consist of?

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Includes all structures distal to Tmt joints

32
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Which MT s longer ? Why is this important

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  1. 2nd
  2. Risk of stress fracture greatest
33
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Which MT is the shortest ? What is the clinical significance ?

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  • The 1st- shorter and wider
  • Bears 50% weight during gait
34
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Name what balances the lesser toes?

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  • Extrinsic ligaments - extensor digitorum longus , flexor digitorum longus
  • Instrinics-interossei, lumbricals- allow Flexion at mcpj and extension at pipj
  • Passive restraints- joint capsule, plantar plate, extensor hood, collateral ligaments
35
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Describe the position of the intrinsics tendons

A
  • The tendons pass plantar- Flexion force to the mtp joint axis proximally and pass dorsal to the axis distally ( provide extension to pipj)
36
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What happens when this axis migrates plantar ?

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  • Post weils osteotomy ( oblique shortening) of the mt heads leads to cock up toe- tendons are now relatively dorsal to the mtp axis of rotation
37
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What happens when unstrung a are lost?

A

In hereditary and sensory neuropathy or diabetic neuropathy -> claw toes

38
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Can you decribe the function of the ankle ligaments?

A
  • The calcaneofibular ligament becomes most taut with the ankle dorsiflexed and inverted.
  • The anterior talofibular ligament is most tensioned with the ankle plantarflexed and inverted.
  • The anteriorandposterior tibiofibular ligaments contribute stability to the tibiofibular articulation and syndesmosis.
  • The deltoid ligament is the primary stabilizer medially and is stressed with ankle eversion testing.

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