The Foot Flashcards
What can a fractured talus cause?
Avascular necrosis of the talus, usually in the neck
What bone does the achilles tendon insert into?
The calcaneus
Where does blood supply enter the talus?
the neck
what tendon inserts into the distal phalanc and passes beneath the sustenaculum tali?
Tendon of FHL
CALCANEAL FRACTURES
you must rule out fractures of lower thoracic and lumbar spine
Metatarsal fractures caused by what?
- can be from ankle sprains
- common in 5th metatarsal
what do plantar aponeuroses do?
support arch and protect vasculature
What muscles are innervated by the medial plantar nerve?
flex digitorum brevis
abductor hallucis
flex hallucis brevis
1st medial lumbrical
What do the s2/3 nerve roots innervate?
ALL intrinsic plantar muscles
S2/3 play footsies with mee
where is tarsal tunnel located?
medial side of ankle
what is located in tarsal tunnel
Tom, Dick and Harry
what does the tibial nerve divide into?
medial and lateral plantar nerve
posterior tibial arteries divide into..
medial and lateral plantar artery
Posterior tibial artery—>
gives rise to lateral and medial plantar artery
Diabetic foot ulcers
peripheral neuropathy in foot
