Chpt. 11 Ankle and Foot Flashcards
What is Stance phase?
the point at which the heel touches the ground
What are the 3 phases of Stance phase?
- Heel strike (in supination)
- Foot flat
- Midstance (moving into pronation)
- Toe-off (returns back to Supination)
What is a Swing phase?
when foot leaves ground and leg moves forward to another point of contact
What are the 3 phases of the Swing phase?
- initial swing
- mid swing
- terminal swing
How many bones in each foot that form an arch
26
Body weight is transferred from tibia to ___ and ____ (tarsal bones)
tibia - talus- calcaneus
How many metatarsal and how many phalanges
5 and 5
What does the Malleoli of the tibia and fibula serve as?
act as a pulley for posterior tendons for INVERSION and EVERSION
*What 3 tendons pass behind the medial malleolus?
the white one strings on the foot
Tom-Dick-Harry
- Tibialis Posterior
- Flexor Digitorum Longus
- Flexor Hallucis Longus
*What are 2 tendons behind the malleolus bone?
- Peroneus brevis
- peroneus longus
What kind of a joint is the tibiofibular joint?
How does it get sprained?
- Syndesmotic amphiarthrodial joint
sprained: heavy contact sports
What movement occurs at the Subtalar joint?
what type of joint?
-INVERSION/ EVERSION
Arthrodial (gliding joint)
What joint is the INTERTARSAL and TARSOMETATARSAL joints are what type of joints?
ARTHRODIAL (gliding joint)
Metatarsophalangeal joint is what type of joint?
Condyloid-type joint
*What injury is most common?
What movement/motion?
ankle sprains
-Inversion, and causes damage to lateral ligament
*What 3 ligaments are primarily affected in an ankle sprain?
- Anterior talofibular ligament
- Posterior talofibular ligament
- Calcaneofibular ligament
*Excessive eversion forces injures affect which ligament? (but is less common)
Deltoid Ligament (medially)
*Which 3 movements are involved in Pronation?
- Antidorsal flexion
- Abduction
- Subtalar eversion
Ankle movement;
Laterally =
Medially=
- evertors
- invertors
What is a common term describing painful leg condition often associated with running activities?
Shin Splints