Foot and Ankle Flashcards
midfoot
5 tarsal bones - navicular, cuboid, 3 cuneiforms
Rearfoot
2 tarsal bones - calcaneus and talus
forefoot
metatarsals and phalanges
medial column of foot
1st ray
2nd ray
3rd ray
lateral column of foot
4th ray
5th ray
1st ray
functional unit of 1st metatarsal and 1st cuneiform
2nd ray
functional unit of 2nd metatarsal and 2nd cuneiform
3rd ray
functional unit of 3rd metatarsal and 3rd cuneiform
4th ray
4th metatarsal
5th ray
5th metatarsal
1st & 5th ray
most MOBILE
2nd & 3rd ray
most STABLE
talus
70% covered with articular cartilage, most fractured bone in foot, can develop AVN like scaphoid - fractures are mostly intra-articular and need ORIF
VEX - anterior-posterior (dictates arthrokinematics)
CAVE - slightly medial-lateral
major joints of the foot and ankle
talocrural
subtalar
transverse tarsal
Axis in foot and ankle
NO medial-lateral, anterior-posterior, or superior-inferior
ONLY oblique
OPEN CHAIN
pronation
calcaneus dorsiflexion
calcaneus ABduction
calcaneus eversion
OPEN CHAIN
supination
calcaneus plantarflexion
calcaneus ADDuction
calcaneus inversion
in subtalar OPEN CHAIN movement
ONLY calcaneus moves
CLOSED CHAIN
pronation
calcaneus eversion
talus ADDuction
talus plantarflexion
talus medial rotation
CLOSED CHAIN
supination
calcaneus inversion
talus ABduction
talus dorsiflexion
tibial lateral rotation
in subtalar CLOSED CHAIN movement
calcaneus is locked to the ground, movement from tibia and talus with slight movement from calcaneus
tibia rotates with every step so…
compressive forces go all the way up the kinetic chain
ankle is ALL
triflexion, so everything relates to pronation and supination
talocrural joint
between tibia (trochlea) and sides of talus
‘mortise’ - fits like lock and key
thin capsule
angled about 10º frontal plane and 6º horizontal plane
1 degree of freedom - dorsiflexion/plantarflexion
talocrural joint
dorsiflexion
(pronation)
superior surface of talus rolls anterior and slides posterior
calcaneofibular ligament taut
talocrural joint
plantarflexion
(supination)
superior surface of talus rolls posterior and slides anterior
anterior talofibular ligament taut
tibionavicular fibers
taut in full plantarflexion
to increase dorsiflexion at talocrural joint
dorsal (posterior) slide of talus
to increase plantarflexion at talocrural joint
anterior slide of talus
talocrural joint ligaments
deltoid ligament
‘outside’
deltoid ligament
talocrural joint MCL - 4 parts anterior tibiotalar posterior tibiotalar tibionavicular tibiocalcanela *resists EVERSION sprains*
‘outside’ ligaments
talocrural joint LCL - 3 parts anterior talofibular posterior talofibular calcaneofibular *resists INVERSION sprains*