Foot and Ankle Flashcards
The ankle and foot have ____ bones. ___ sesamoid, and ___ articulations. ____ synovial joints
28 bones. 2 sesamoid. 55 articulations. 30 synovial joints.
The foot is divided into ? (3)
rearfoot, midfoot and forefoot.
rearfoot =
talus and calcaneus
midfoot =
navicular, cuboid and 3 cuniforms
forefoot =
14 bones of toes and 5 metatarsals. the medial and lateral sesamoids.
Distal tibiofibular joint is classified as?
syndesmosis
Distal tibiofibular joint consisits of a ____ tibial surface and a ____ distal end of the fibula
concave, convex.
the distal tibiofibular joint is a common area of _______ = separating ankle bones due to injury
diastasis
Talocrural joint is formed between the saddle-shapped _____ and the distal ___
talas, tibia.
Talocrural joint is classified as a _____ hinge or a modified ____ joint
synovial, sellar
The primary motions at this joint are dorsiflexion and The primary motions at the talocrural joint are _____ and
____ _____, with a total range of 70 plantar flexion, with a total range of ___ to ___.
dorsiflexion, plantar flexion.
70-80°
Theoretically, the pattern of the ankle joint is more
restriction of ______ than _____ although
clinically this appears to be reversed clinically this appears to be reversed.
plantarflexion than dorsiflexion
The close-packed position is ____-_____ dorsiflexion, while the ___-____ position is midway between supination and pronation.
weight-bearing.
open-packed
subtalar joint aka?
talocalcaneal
subtalar joint consists of two _____ _____ surfaces with their own joint cavities.
modified ovoid.
the bicondylar subtalar joint ensures that the ____ and ___ aspects can move in opposite directions.
anterior and posterior.
while the anterior aspect is moving _____, the posterior aspect is moving ____.
medially. Laterally.
subtalar joint supination and pronation are measured clinically by the amount of ?
calcaneal or hindfoot inversion and eversion.
(subtalar joint) In normal individuals, there is an inversion to eversion ratio of 2:3 to 1:3, which amounts to approximately ____ of inversion and __ of eversion.
20 degrees.
10 degrees.
In chronic arthritic conditions, there is an
increasing limitation of _____ , but with
traumatic arthritis, _______ appears most limited clinically.
inversion. eversion
The close-packed position for this joint is full ______, while the open-packed position is _____/______.
inversion. inversion/plantar flexion.
Two superficial ligaments of the talocalcaneal joint ligaments?
lateral and posterior talocalcaneal ligaments.
midtarsal joint complex consists of the ______ and _____ articulations.
talonavicular and calcaneocuboid.
talonavicular joint is classified as?
synovial, compound, modified ovoid joint.
calcaneocuboid joint is classified as ?
simple, synovial modified sellar joint.
What ligaments provide support to the mid-tarsal joint?
- spring ligament
- long plantar
- a portion of bifurcate ligament dorsally.
the cuneovavicular joint is classified as?
compound, synovial, modified ovoid joint.
intercuneiform and cuneocuboid joints are classified as?
compound, synovial, modified ovoid joints
when considered alone, this joint is classified as a compound modified ovoid, synovial joint?
cubometatarsal joint.
This joint is classified as a syndesmosis or plane surfaced joint
cubonavicular joint.
1st intermetatarsal joint classified as?
simple, synovial, modified ovoid joint.
2nd, 3rd and 4th classified as?
compound joints.
metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joints classified as?
simple, synovial, modified ovoid joints.
IP joints classified as?
simple, synovial modified sellar joints.
IP joint: hyperextension of the MTP and flexion of PIP+DIP =?
claw toe
IP joint: hyperextension of the MTP & DIP joint and flexion of the PIP joint = ?
hammer toe
IP joint: hyperflexion of the DIP joint with callus formation on the dorsum of the affected
Mallet Toe
A lateral deviation of the proximal phalanx of the 1st toe with pain on the medial side of the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint =?
Hallux Valgus
overlapping toes (in Hallux valgus) are the result of the adaptation to _____
bunion.