Osteology of the foot Flashcards
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What does the small triangular facet at the posterolateral aspect of the superior surface of the body of the talus articulate with?
Inferior transverse ligament of tibiofibular syndesmosis
The groove at the posterior process of the posterior surface of the body of the talus is divided into a medial and lateral tubercle. What sits in the groove?
Tendon of flexor hallucis longus
What is an enlarged lateral tubercle of the posterior process of the posterior surface of the body of the talus called?
Steida’s process
What is the groove on the inferior surface of the neck of the talus called?
Sulcus tali
What does the sulcus tali open up into when it courses in an anterolateral direction?
Sinus tarsi
What does the sulcus tali combine with to form the tarsal canal?
Calcaneal sulcus
What is the angle of talar torsion?
Angle between the longitudinal axis of the head of the talus and the transverse plane
What occupies the posterior portion of the superior surface of the calcaneus?
Kager’s fat pad or fibrofatty tissue
What is the major determinant of calcaneal fractures?
Bohler’s angle
What is a bony projection from the anterior aspect of the medial process of the calcaneal tuberosity?
Heel spur
What is inflammation of the attachment of the central portion of the plantar aponeurosis to the medial process of the calcaneal tuberosity?
Plantar facitis
What courses the groove that is located on the inferior aspect of the sustentaculum tali which is on the medial surface of the calcaneus?
Tendon of the flexor hallucis longus
Where is the retrotrochlear eminence located?
Lateral surface of the calcaneus
What is located anterior to the retrotrochlear eminence?
Fibular trochlea
What is in the groove superior to the fibular trochlea?
Tendon of fibularis brevis
what is in the groove inferior to the fibular trochlea?
tendon of fibularis longus
What is located superior to the retrotrochlear eminence?
Fibular spine
What attaches to the fibular spine?
Calcaneofibular ligament
What is the upper one third of the posterior surface of the calcaneus for?
It’s smooth for a bursa for the tendo calcaneus
What is the middle one third of the posterior surface of the calcaneus for?
attachment of tendo calcaneus and tendon of plantaris
What is the lower one third of the posterior surface of the calcaneus for?
weight bearing
What does the cuboid occasionally articulate with?
Navicular; cuboideonavicular joint
- Inferior surface of cuboid
- What courses the fibular sulcus?
tendon of fibularis longus
- Inferior surface of cuboid
- What attaches in the rough posterior area?
short plantar ligament
What is in the groove in the inferior surface of the navicular
Plantar component of the tendon of tibialis posterior
Where does the main component of the tendon of tibialis posterior insert?
Tuberosity of the medial surface of the navicular
What attaches at the tuberosity at the anterior aspect of the inferior surface of the first cuneiform?
tendons of tibialis anterior and fibularis longus
What attaches at the posterior tuberosity of the inferior surface of the first cuneiform?
main portion of the tendon of tibialis posterior
What attaches to the smooth oval impression at the anteroinferior aspect of the medial surface of the first cuneiform?
tendon of tibialis anterior
What is a fracture of the shaft of the fifth metatarsal?
Jones fracture
- Inferior surface of first metatarsal*
- What is the tubercle at the medial aspect for?
tendon of tibialis anterior
- Inferior surface of first metatarsal*
- What is the oval depression surrounded by a ridge at lateral aspect for?
tendon of fibularis longus
