Foot cont Flashcards
What 2 joints make up the transverse tarsal joint
- Talonavicular
- Calcaneocuboid
What occurs at the transverse tarsal joint
- The midfoot and forefoot rotate as a unit on the hindfoot
- This enhances the inversion and eversion movements of the clinical subtalar joint
What is the transverse tarsal joint used for clinically?
- Surgeons tarsal joint
- Where amputations occur
Ligaments provide _____ support
Passive
Muscles provide ______ support
Active
Where do the medial and lateral longitudinal muscles divert from
Common point- the calcaneus
What does the medial arch contain
- Navicular
- cuneiforms
- metatarsals 1-3
What does the lateral arch contain
- Cuboid
- Metatarsals 4-5
What does the transverse arch contain
- Cuboid
- 3 cuniforms
- Bases of metatarsals 1-5
What 2 muscles help maintain the transverse arch
- Fibularis longus
- Tibialis posterior
What is the role of the intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the foot
To maintain dynamic support
Pes Planus=
Flat footed- due to the overstretching of plantar ligaments and aponeurosis
What is in the first layer of feet muscles
- Abductor hallicus
- Abductor digiti minimi
- Flexor digitorum brevis
What is in the second layer of feet muscles
- Quadratus plantae
- Lumbricles
- Flexor digitorum longus tendon
- Flexor hallicus longus tendon
What is in the third layer of muscles of the foot
- Flexor hallicus Brevis
- Adductor hallicus
- Flexor digiti minimi