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14 sie 2023 · This article will discuss these joints, detailing their articular surfaces, the ligaments that stabilize them, and the muscles that produce movement at these joints. This will be followed by clinically relevant notes of common pathologic conditions affecting these structures.
- Anterior Talofibular Ligament
Articles Anatomy Lower limb Ankle and foot Anterior...
- Lumbricals
Lumbrical muscles of foot (Musculi lumbricales pedis)...
- Interphalangeal Joints
The interphalangeal joints of the foot are classified as...
- Dorsal Interossei
Although it is of less importance, it is worth mentioning...
- Brevis
The extensor digitorum brevis is a thin muscle of the foot...
- Cuboid Bone
Cuboid syndrome. Cuboid syndrome is a commonly misdiagnosed...
- Plantar Interossei
Plantar interossei have three main actions; they flex and...
- Abductor Hallucis
Abductor hallucis muscle (Musculus abductor hallucis)...
- Anterior Talofibular Ligament
3 lis 2023 · Joints of the foot. Besides the ankle joint which connects the foot with the leg, the bones of the foot articulate among themselves through many synovial joints. There are four groups of foot joints: intertarsal, tarsometatarsal, metatarsophalangeal, and interphalangeal.
Anatomy. The foot and ankle form a complex system which consists of 28 bones, 33 joints, 112 ligaments, controlled by 13 extrinsic and 21 intrinsic muscles. The foot is subdivided into the rearfoot, midfoot, and forefoot.
29 sie 2024 · The foot is a complex structure made up of 28 bones, 33 joints, 19 muscles, over 100 tendons and ligaments, and more than 200,000 different nerve endings. These work together to allow you to walk, run, maintain balance, absorb impact, and bear upper body weight.
25 lip 2017 · Foot Anatomy. The foot contains 26 bones, 33 joints, and over 100 tendons, muscles, and ligaments. This may sound like overkill for a flat structure that supports your weight, but you may not realize how much work your foot does!
There are a variety of anatomical structures that make up the anatomy of the foot and ankle (Figure 1) including bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, tendons, and nerves. These will be reviewed in the sections of this chapter.
30 paź 2023 · The interphalangeal joints of the foot are classified as uniaxial hinge joints, which are a type of synovial joint that permit movement along one axis, in this case flexion (plantarflexion) and extension (dorsiflexion) of the middle and distal phalanges. This article will discuss the anatomy and function of the interphalangeal joints. Contents.
