Plantar Surface of the Foot Flashcards
The deep fascia in the foot goes weaker where?
Medial and Laterally
What is the deep fascia?
Thick central portion
What is formed by the central portion of the deep fascia?
Superficial ligament
What is found in the plantar aponeurosis?
Superficial ligament and vertical inter muscular septae
What is the proximal attachment of the plantar aponeurosis?
Calcaneus which divides into 5 bands distally and is continuous with fibrous digital sheaths
Where is the vertical inter muscular septae?
Medial, Central and Lateral compartment
What are the muscles of dorsal of foot?
Extensor Digitorum Brevis and Extensor Hallucis Brevis
What are the muscles of the little toe in the lateral compartment?
Abductor Digiti Minimi and Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis
What are the muscles of the great toe in the middle compartment?
Abductor Hallucis and Flexor Hallucis Brevis
What are the interossei?
Plantar and Dorsal interossei
What are the muscles in the central compartment?
Flexor Digitorum Brevis and Adductor Hallucis
What is the proximal attachment of the Abductor Hallucis?
Medial tubercle of Calcaneus and flexor retinaculum
What is the distal attachment of the Abductor Hallucis?
Medial base proximal phalanx
What is the proximal attachment of the Flexor Digitorum Brevis?
Medial tubercle of Calcaneus
What is the distal attachment of the Flexor Digitorum Brevis?
Middle phalanges of lateral 4 toes
What is the proximal attachment of the Abductor Digits Minimi?
Medial and lateral tubercle of Calcaneus
What is the distal attachment of the Abductor Digits Minimi?
Lateral base proximal phalanx
What are the muscles in the first layer of the foot?
Abductor Hallucis, Flexor digitorum Brevis and Abductor Digiti Minimi
What are is found in the second layer of the foot?
Lumbricals and Quadratus Plantae
What are the long flexor tendons to the toes?
Flexor digitorum longus and Flexor Hallucis longus
What is the proximal attachment of the lumbricals?
Tendons of the Flexor digitorum longus
What is the distal attachment of the lumbricals?
Medial side of dorsal tendon expansion
What is the proximal attachment of Quadratus Plantae?
Medial and lateral surfaces of Calcaneus