Session 5 - Foot And Ankle Flashcards
What are the 3 groups of bones of the foot?
Tarsal bones
Metatarsals
Phalanges
What are tarsal bones?
Set of 7 irregularly shaped bones situated proximally in foot
What are metatarsals?
Five metatarsals connecting the phalanges to the tarsal bones
What are phalanges?
Bones of the toes
How many phalanges does each toe have?
Each toe has 3 except big toe which has 2
What are 3 regions can the foot be divided into?
Hind foot
Mid foot
Forefoot
What are the 2 bones that the hind foot is made up of?
Talus and calcaneus
What are the 3 bones that midfoot is made up of?
Navicular
Cuboid
Cuneiform
What are 2 bones that the forefoot is made up of?
Metatarsals
Phalanges
What is the function of the talus?
Transmits weight of body from tibia to calcaneus
What are the 3 articulations of the talus?
Ankle joint
Subtalar joint
Talonavicular joint
Why is there a high risk of avascular necrosis if talus is fractured?
Lack of muscle attachments and retrograde blood supply
What are the 2 articulations of the calcaneus?
Subtalar joint
Calcaneocuboid joint
What is the function of the calcaneus?
Take full weight of the body when heel contacts the ground when walking
What is the function of the calcaneal tuberosity?
Achilles tendon attaches
What are the 2 bones of the proximal row of tarsal bones?
Calcaneus
Talus
What is the bone in intermediate row of tarsal bones?
Navicular
What are the 4 tarsal bones in the distal row?
Cuboid
Lateral, intermediate and medial cuneiforms
What is the shape of cuneiforms?
Wedge shaped
What are the 3 muscles that insert onto the medial cuneiform?
Tibialis anterior
Tibialis posterior
Peroneus longus
What are tarsometatarsal joints?
Joint between metatarsal bones and tarsal bones
What are intermetatarsal joints?
Joints between metatarsals and adjacent metatarsals
What are metatarsophalangeal joints?
Joints between metatarsal head and proximal phalanx
What kind of joint is the ankle joint?
Hinge
What are the movements that are permitted by ankle joint?
Doris flexion
Plantarflexion
What fits into the ankle mortise?
Trochlea of the talus
What are the 3 parts of the lateral ligament?
Anterior talofibular ligament
Posterior talofibular ligament
Calcaneofibular ligament
What does the lateral ligament resist?
Inversion
What is another name for the medial ligaments?
Deltoid
What is the function of the medial ligament?
Resists excessive eversion
What is the functional significance of inversion and eversion?
Allow walking on uneven surfaces
What is the function of the subtalar joint?
Where eversion and inversion takes place
What are the main weight bearing bones during standing?
Heel
Head of metatarsals
What are the 3 arches of the foot?
Anterior transverse
Medial longitudinal
Lateral longitudinal
What are the 4 muscles in the anterior compartment of the leg?
Tibialis anterior
Extensor digitarum longus
Extensor hallucis longus
Peroneus tertius
What are the 2 movements of the anterior muscles of the leg?
Dorsiflex
Inversion
What are the 2 muscles in the anterior compartment of the leg that extends the toes?
Extensor digitorum longus
Extensor hallucis longus
What is the muscles in the anterior compartment innervated by?
Deep peroneal nerve
What provides blood supply to anterior compartment of leg?
Anterior tibial artery
What are the 2 movements of tibialis anterior?
Dorsiflexion and inversion of foot
What is the innervation of tibialis anterior?
Deep peroneal nerve
What are the 2 actions of the extensor digitorum longus?
Extension of 4 lateral toes and dorsiflexion of foot
What is extensor digitorum longus innervated by?
Deep fibular nerve
What are the 2 actions of extensor hallucis longus?
Extension of great toe
Dorsiflexion of foot
What is innervatioon of extensor hallucis longus?
Deep fibular nerve
What are the 2 actions of the peroneus tertius?
Eversion
Dorsiflexion of the foot
What is the innervation of peroneus tertius?
Deep fibular nerve
What are the 2 muscles in the lateral component of the leg?
Peroneus longus
Peroneus brevis
What is the function of the peroneus longus and brevis?
Few degrees of eversion and prevent excessive inversion
What are the 3 actions of peroneus longus?
Everts
Assists in plantarflexion
Supports medial and transverse arches
What is the innervation of peroneus longus?
Superficial fibular nerve L4-S1
What are the 2 actions of the peroneus brevis?
Everts
Support lateral longitudinal arch
What is the innervation of peroneus brevis?
Superficial fibular nerve L4-S1
What are the 2 smaller compartments of the posterior leg?
Deep and superficial
What are the 2 actions of the posterior compartment?
Plantar flex
Inversion
What is the posterior compartment of the leg innervated by?
Tibial nerve
How do the muscles of superficial posterior compartment of the leg insert into the calcaneus?
Calcaneal / Achilles’ tendon
What are the 2 bursae associated with the calcaneal tendon?
Subcutaneous calcaneal bursa
Deep calcaneal bursa
What are the 2 actions of the gastrocnemius?
Plantar flex foot
Knee flexion
What is the innervation of the gastrocnemius?
Tibial nerve