Plantar Surface Of The Foot Flashcards
What does the thickened portion of the deep fascia of the foot form
The plantar aponeurosis
What is the plantar aponeurosis
A superficial ligament
What does the plantar aponeurosis attach to
The calcaneus
What happens to the plantar aponeurosis and what is it continuous with
It splits into 5 bands and is continuos with the fibrous digital sheaths
What splits the plantar surface
The vertical intermuscular septae
What are the compartments of the plantar surface
Medial, central and lateral
What are the different compartments of the foot
Lateral, central, medial, interossei and muscles of the dorum of the foot
What muscles are in the dorsum of the foot
Extensor digitorum brevis and extensor hallucis brevis
What muscles are in the central compartment
Flexor digitorum brevis, lumbricals, quadratus plantae and adductor hallucis
What muscles are in the lateral compartment
Adductor digiti minimi and flexor digiti minimi brevis
What muscles are in the medial compartment
Abductor hallucis and flexor hallucis brevis
What muscles are within the interossei compartment
Plantar and dorsal interossei
Layer one of the foot
ABductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis and ABductor digiti minimi
Attachment of abductor hallucis
The medial tubercle of calcaneus and flexor retinaculum
Insertion of abductor hallucis
Medial base of the proximal phalanx
Attachment of flexor digitorum brevis
Medial tubercle of calcaneus
Insertion of flexor digitorum brevis
Middle phalanges of the lateral 4 digits
Attachment of abductor digiti minimi
Medial and lateral tubercles of the calcaneus
Insertion of abductor digiti minimi
Lateral base of the proximal phalanx