Extra (Semmelweis) Flashcards
List the 3 arches of the foot
Medial longitudinal arch
Lateral longitudinal arch
Transverse arch
bones of medial longitudinal arch
calcaneus, talus, navicular, cuneiforms, metatarsals 1-3
Ligaments of the medial longitudinal arch
plantar aponeurosis, spring ligament, talocalcaneal ligament, deltoid ligament
5 Muscles of the medial longitudinal arch
flexor hallucis longus, flexor digitorum longus, abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, tibialis posterior
bones of lateral longitudinal arch
calcaneus, cuboid, metatarsals 4-5
ligaments of lateral longitudinal arch
plantar aponeurosis, plantar ligaments
5 Muscles of lateral longitudinal arch
fibularis longus, abductor digiti minimi, lateral half of flexor digitorum brevis, fibularis brevis, fibularis tertius
bones of transverse arch
metatarsals 1-5, cuboid and cuneiform bones
ligaments of transverse arch
ligaments of intercuneiform joints
muscles of transverse arch
fibularis longus, tibialis posterior
What is the The Chopart joint?
Mid-tarsal (Chopart) - amputation between the talus and the calcaneus proximally and the cuboid and the navicular distally
What is the Tarsometatarsal (Lisfranc)?
Tarsometatarsal (Lisfranc) - amputation of the forefoot at the tarsometatarsal line.