June5 M3-Anatomy LL 5 Flashcards
3 groups of bones in the foot
back to front
- tarsal bones
- metatarsals
- phalanges (proximal, middle and distal, except big toe only proximal and distal)
metatarsals are what
five tube shaped bones under the toes (metacarpals in the hand)
tarsal bones
- calcaneus in the back of the tarsus
- talus on top of calcaneus medially
- cuboid (lat) and navicular (med) anterior to the calcaneus and talus
- 3 cuneiform bones (ant to navicular medially): medial, intermediate and lateral cuneiform. medial articulates with 1st metatarsal, etc.
joints in the foot pahlanges
interphalangeal joints (DIP and PIP)
joint between metatarsals and proximal phalanges
metatarsophalangeal joints (MP joints) (in hand was MCP)
other joints in the foot
- tarsometatarsal joints (3 joints between cuneiforms and first three metatarsals + 2 joints between cuboid and last two metatarsals)
- cuneonavicular joint (3 joints between navicular and cuneiform bones)
- talocalaneonavicular joint (joint between talus+calcaneus and navicular)
the tibia articulates with what foot bone
talus
movement of tibia needed to dorsiflex or plantar flex the foot
the tibia has to rub back and forth on the talus (an inward curve (concave) of the tibia accomodates for the convex curve of the talus
landmark on the fibula relevant to the foot (fibula is lateral to tibia)
lateral malleolus
2 ligaments connecting the talus and the fibula
anterior and posterior talofibular ligaments (dnm name know it’s there)
(come from lateral malleolus of fibula)
ligament connecting the calcaneus to the fibula (is a lateral lig)
calcaneofibular ligament (dnm name know it's there) (comes from lateral malleolus of fibula)
3 lateral ligaments of the ankle
- anterior and post talofibular
- calcaneofibular
sprained ankle most common type + affected structures
- sprain = to passive structures (ligaments)
- most common = when foot inverted too much + lateral ligaments are stretched
- most commonly affects the anterior talofibular ligament
- 70-85% of ankle sprains are inversion injuries*
function of the medial ligaments of the ankle + how many
- are a group of 4 ligaments forming the deltoid ligament
- attaches the tibia to the talus, calcaneus and navicular
4 parts of the deltoid ligament
- anterior and posterior tibiotalar ligament
- tibionavicular ligament
- tibiocalcaneal ligament
how injuries to the deltoid ligament occur
- eversion ankle sprain
- rare, occurs if someone pushing on the leg (tibia) inwards and the foot is stuck on ground laterally, foot will evert
- bc often a contact sprain, often accompanied with fracture of the fibula (the push is on the lat side to push the leg medially)
groups of muscles and tendons attaching on the foot (are tendons from above the foot, not muscles on the foot only)
- superficial group (in the back)
- lateral group (in the back, laterally)
- anterior group (in the front)
- medial group (in the back, medially)
superficial group of tendons on the foot
group of tendons forming the calcaneal tendon (Achille’s tendon) attaching in back of calcaneus (back of foot) and NOT going under foot
lateral group of tendons on foot (2)
fibularis longus (ant) and fibularis brevis (post), both pass behind the lateral malleolus. (fct = evert the foot)
- fibularis longus to base of 1st metatarsal (so has to cross under the foot)
- fibularis brevis to base of 5th metatarsal
anterior group of tendons on the foot (4)
medial to lateral
- tibialis anterior (to near base of 1st metatarsal)
- extensor hallucis longus (to big toe)
- extensor digitorum longus (to toes)
- fibularis tertius tendon (to base of 1st metatarsal)
structures stopping the foot tendons to bow out when the muscles contract to move the foot
-superior extensor retinaculum (post, more on leg)
-inferior extensor retinacula (ant, more on foot)
(sheaths covering the tendons attaching to the foot)
medial group of tendons on the foot (3) + 2 crossings over of tendons that we have to identify (one in the back and one below the foot)
behind medial malleolus (of tibia), front to back
- tibialis posterior (was lat to flexor digitorum longus but goes medially to it to cross behind medial malleolus most ant and most med)
- flexor digitorum longus (under the foot, crosses flexor hallucis longus even though is initially medial to it, to go laterally and go to the toes, and let hallucis longus go to the big toe)
- flexor hallucis longus
retinaculum holding the medial group of tendons to the foot
flexor retinaculum
function of tibialis anterior (anterior group) and tibialis posterior (medial group)
- tibialis post also attaches near the base of the 1st metatarsal (like tibialis ant)
- both work to invert the foot
structures protecting tendons to the foot from friction on all sides (surrounding each tendon to the foot)
tendon sheaths (or synovium. sheath = synovium)
- synovial like bursae but are long tubes
- avoid rubbing of tendons on the CT bands (sup and inf extensor + flexor retinacula)
- produce synovial fluid to keep the tendon lubricated
clinical relevance of tendon sheaths
- inflammation of these = tenosynovitis
- cause = mechanical irritation or straining of ligaments or infection (give Abx)
- can get inflamed, like bursae
mnemonic to remember the structures passing behind the medial malleolus (the tendons and neurovascular bundle) from front to back
Tom, Dick and Very Nervous Harry
- Tibialis posterior
- flexor Digitorum longus
- tibial Artery (POSTERIOR)
- tibial Vein
- tibial Nerve
- flexor Hallucis longus
where to take the pulse of the posterior tibial artery
midway between the heel and the medial malleolus