Foot Flashcards
Name the different Intertarsal Joints
- Subtalar (talocalcaneal) joint
- Talonavicular joint
- Surgical subtalar
- Transverse tarsal
what type of joint is the Talonavicular joint?
ball and socket, synovial
What is the role of the talonavicular joint?
transfer weight from the tibia through the talus anteriorly to the balls of the feet
The surgical subtalar joint is a combination of what?
the talocalcaneal and talonavicular joint
*also called the talocalcaneonavicular joint
What ocurs at the talocalcaneonavicular (surgical subtalar) joint?
location of most movement in inversion/eversion
what is the transverse tarasl joint a combination of?
calcaneocuboid + talonavicular compound joint
what does the transverse tarsal joint allow?
rotation around a longitudinal axis contributing to inversion/eversion
what is the role of all the other intertarsal joints?
absorb shock and dissipate shock from impact of foot with ground
only give a little and don’t have appreciable movement
Tarsometatarsal joint type?
plane type synovial joint
Intermetatarsal joint type
planar synovial
Ligaments of the intermetatarsal joints
- strong capsule
- strong interosseous ligaments
- deep transverse ligament distally
role of the deep transverse ligament?
ties all 5 metatarsal together distally
what joint is at the “balls of the feet”?
mmetatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint
MTP joint type?
condyloid synovial
Ligaments of the MTP joints
- strong capsule
- collateral ligaments
- plantar ligaments
what do the plantar ligaments at the MTP joints limit?
extension
(Feet) Interphalangeal joint type?
hinge synovial
Ligaments of the interphalangeal joints?
- strong capsule
- colalteral ligaments
- plantar ligaments
What are the two types of arches at the feet?
- Longitdudinal
- Transverse
name the 2 longitudinal arches of the feet?
- Medial
- Lateral
What do the arches of the feet allow for?
distribution of body weight between heel and balls of feet for 2-point transfer to the ground
Roles of arches of feet
- Shock absorber
- Act as a springboard = provide propulsive force (recoil) during the push off part of the stance phase
which arch is the highest and most important?
Medial longitudinal arch
Name the structures of the Medial Longitudinal arch from posterior to anterior
calcaneus -> talus -> navicular -> 3 cuneiforms -> metatarsals 1-3
what significant ligament is found in the medial longitudinal arch?
Plantar calcaneonavicular (spring) ligament
describe the weight distribution of the medial longitudinal arch
from talus (high point) to calcaneus posterior and heads of metatarsals 1-3 (medial balls of foot) anterior
name the structures of the lateral longitudinal arch from posterior to anterior
calcaneus -> cuboid -> metatarsals 4 & 5
describe the weight distribution of the lateral longitudinal arch
from calcaneus (reveived weight from talus)
to cuboid (high point)
and heads of metatarsals 4 and 5 (anterior)
name the structures of the transverse arch from lateral to medial
cuboid, cuneiforms and bases of metatarsal bones
what maintains the transverse arch?
- shape of bones (broader on dorsum than plantar)
- ligaments
- tendons
- muscles
what ligaments help maintain the transverse arch?
deep and superficial transverse and plantar intermetatarsal ligaments
what tendons help maintain the transverse arch?
- fibularis longus
- tibialis posterior
what muscle helps maintain the transverse arch?
adductor hallucis
what passive factors help maintain the arches of the feet?
- plantar aponeurosis
- long plantar ligmanet
- short plantar (calcaneocuboid) ligament
- spring (calcaneonavicular) ligament
what is the plantar aponeurosis?
deep fascia running longituindally from heel to balls of feet
What muscles are in the thenar group of the intrinsic foot muscles?
- abductor hallucis
- flexor hallucis brevis
What muscles are in the hypothenar group of the intrinsic foot muscles?
- abductor digit minimi
- flexor digiti minimi
- opponens digiti minmi
What muscles support the medial longitudinal arch?
- abductor hallucis
- flexor hallucis brevis
- flexor digitorum brevis
- flexor digitorum longus
- flexor hallucis longus
What muscles support the lateral longitudinal arch?
- abductor digiti minimi
- flexor digiti minimi
- opponens digiti minimi
- flexor digitorum brevis
- flexor digitorum longus
What muscles support the transverse arch?
- fibularis longus
- tibialis posterior
- adductor hallucis
What are the zones that the foot can be divided into?
- hindfoot
- midfoot
- forefoot
what does the hindfoot consist of?
talus and calcaneus
What does the midfoot consist of?
- navicular
- cuboid
- cuneiforms
What does the forefoot consist of?
metatarsals and phalanges
what creates longitudinal compartments in the foot?
plantar fascia that has vertical septa
What are the comparments of the foot?
- medial
- central
- lateral
- interosseous
where is the medial compartment of the foot?
located in midfoot and forefoot
also called the thenar compartment
what is inside the medial compartment of the foot?
- medial intrinsic foot muscles and tendons to the hallux
- medial plantar nerve and vessels