m9: leg, ankle, & foot Flashcards
Support of the body’s weight.
Control and stabilization of the leg on the planted foot.
Adjustments to irregular surfaces.
Compensation for more proximal segment malalignment or pathomechanics.
Elevation of the body, as in standing on the toes, climbing, or jumping.
Shock absorption in walking, running, or landing from a jump.
Operation of machine tools.
Substitution for hand functions in persons with upper extremity amputations or muscle paralysis.
FUNCTIONS OF THE ANKLE AND FOOT
Bones of the Ankle and Foot:
Tibia
Fibula
Tarsals
Metatarsals
Phalanges
Medial bone of the leg
“Shin bone”
90% weight-bearing
Medial malleolus
TIBIA
Lateral bone of the leg
Essentially considered as a nonweightbearing bone (Brunnstrom)
10% weight-bearing (Brunnstrom)
It takes no part in the transmission of body weight (Snell)
Carries 17% of the axial load (Magee)
Lateral malleolus
FIBULA
3 SECTIONS OF THE ANKLE AND FOOT
HINDFOOT (REARFOOT)
MIDFOOT
FOREFOOT
Calcaneus
Talus
HINDFOOT
(REARFOOT)
Navicular
Cuboid
Medial, Intermediate and Lateral cuneiform
MIDFOOT
Metatarsals
Phalanges
FOREFOOT
The foot assumes a slight toe-out position
This angle is approximately _ to _ from the _ axis of the body, developing from _ in children
FICK ANGLE
12° to 18° ; sagittal ; 5°
The first metatarsal (1) is longer than the second (2), with the others (3, 4, and 5) of progressively decreasing lengths, so that 1 > 2 > 3 > 4 > 5. This can result in an _ type foot
_%
INDEX PLUS TYPE
Egyptian type foot
69%
The first metatarsal is equal in length to the second metatarsal, with the others progressively diminishing in length, so that 1 = 2 > 3 > 4 > 5. This results in a _ type foot
_%
INDEX PLUS-MINUS TYPE
squared
9%
The second metatarsal is longer than the first and third metatarsals. The fourth and fifth metatarsals are progressively shorter than the third, so that 1 < 2 > 3 > 4 > 5. This results in a _ or _ type foot
_%
INDEX MINUS TYPE
Morton’s or Greek
22%
JOINTS
HINDFOOT (REARFOOT)
MIDFOOT
FOREFOOT
“Plantar fascia”
It begins _ on the medial tubercle of the calcaneus and continues anteriorly to attach by digitations to the plantar plates and then, via the plates, to the proximal phalanx of each toe.
PLANTAR APONEUROSIS
posteriorly
Hindfoot joints
Distal tibiofibular joint
Talocrural (ankle) joint
Subtalar or talocalcaneal joint
Midfoot joints
Talocalcaneonavicular joint
Cuneonavicular joint
Cuboideonavicular joint
Intercuneiform joint
Other:
Chopart joint
Cuneocuboid
Calcaneocuboid
Forefoot joints
Tarsometatarsal joint
Intermetatarsal joint
Metatarsophalangeal joint
Interphalangeal joint
Tibiofibular joint
Resting position:
Close packed position:
Capsular pattern:
RP: Plantar flexion
CPP: Maximum dorsiflexion
CP: Pain when joint is stressed
Talocrural joint
Resting position:
Close packed position:
Capsular pattern:
RP: 10° plantar flexion, midway between inversion and eversion
CPP: Maximum dorsiflexion
CP: Planter flexion, dorsiflexion
Subtalar joint
Resting position:
Close packed position:
Capsular pattern:
RP: Midway between extension of ROM
CPP: Supination
CP: Limited ROM (valgus, varus)
Between fibular notch at the lower end of tibia and the lower end of the fibula.
_ joint
No _
Tibiofibular joint
Fibrous joint
No capsule
Tibiofibular joint ligaments
I
A
P
I
Interosseus ligament
Anterior tibiofibular ligament
Posterior tibiofibular ligament
Inferior ligament
Talocrural joint
“_ joint” = _ _ and _
Uniaxial
_ _ joint
_ DOF
Motion:
“Ankle joint” = Ankle mortise and talus
Modified hinge joint
1 DOF
Dorsiflexion and plantarflexion
Talocrural joint ligaments
MCL
LCL
Subtalar joint
_ joint
_ DOF
Motion:
Synovial
3 DOF
Gliding and rotation
Subtalar joint ligaments
L
M
I
C
Lateral talocalcaneal ligament
Medial talocalcaneal ligament
Interosseous talocalcaneal ligament
Cervical ligament
Midfoot
Resting position:
Close packed position:
Capsular pattern:
RP: Midway between extremes of ROM
CPP: Supination
CP: Dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, adduction, medial rotation