Foot Flashcards
What is the ceiling of the foot?
Tibial plafond
What two arteries are in the foot?
Dorsalis pedis and posterior tibialis
The ankle is most stable when it is _________ (dorsi or plantarflexed)
dorsiflexed
Where is the deltoid ligament located?
medially
The tibial n goes to which muscles in the foot?
The tom dick and nervous harry ones
- Posterior Tibial Tendon
- Flexor Digitorum longus
- Tendon
- Posterior Tibial Artery
- Posterior Tibial Vein
- Tibial Nerve
- Flexor Hallucis longus Tendon
What is in the tarsal tunnel? and is it medial or lateral?
Medial (Tom Dick & Very Nervous Harry) -Tibialis posterior -Flexor Digitorum longus -Posterior tibital artery -Posterior tibial vein -Tibial nerve -Flexor hallicus longus
What nerve innervates the achille’s tendon?
Tibial n
What is the significance of Morton’s Neuroma?
Morton’s neuroma is a benign but painful condition that affects the ball of the foot. It’s also called an intermetatarsal neuroma because it’s located in the ball of the foot between your metatarsal bones. It happens when the tissue around a nerve that leads to a toe thickens from irritation or compression.
Fractures of the ______ predispose to aseptic necrosis secondary to blood supply compromise
talus
Bunions cause deformity where in the foot?
Hallux valgus and Metatarsus primus varus deformity
What is the significance of plantaris aponeurosis and calcaneal spur?
Plataris aponeurosis is on the bottom of the foot and a calcaneal spur can be on the sole of the foot (heel) and cause heel pain associated with plantar fascitits
What is the ottowa ankle criteria?
- pain in the distal 6 cm of the lateral malleolus
- pain in the distal 6 cm of the medial malleolus
- inability to bear weight 4 ft
What is the ottowa foot criteria?
- Bone tenderness at the navicular bone
- Bone tenderness at the 5th metatarsal
- inability to bear weight 4 ft
