OUTLINE

FOOT & ANKLE

 

I. Articulations

A. Ankle (talotibial and talofibular)

1. Ligaments

a. Medial

1. Deltoid Ligament (3 parts)

i. Calcaneotibial

ii. Anterior talotibial

iii. Tibionavicular

2. Posterior talotibial

3. Plantar calcaneonavicular (Spring ligament)

b. Lateral

1. Anterior Talofibular

2. Posterior Talofibular

3. Calcaneofibular

c. Anterior

1. Anterior Tibiofibular

d. Posterior

1. Posterior Tibiofibular

2. Movements

a. plantar/dorsi flexion

 

B. Foot

1. Tarsal Joints

a. Subtalar (talocalcaneal)

1. Ligament A. Plantar calcaneonavicular (Spring, Yellow, Long Plantar ligament)

b. Midtarsal (calcaneocuboid & talonavicular)

c. Intertarsal

d. All joints combine for the following movements

1. supination/pronation

2. abduction/adduction

3. inversion/eversion

2. Tarsometatarsal (Including Intermetatarsal)

a. Movement

1. gliding

3. Metatarsophalangeal

a. flexion/extension

b. abduction/adduction

4. Interphalangeal

a. flexion/extension

5. Arches

a. Transverse (Medial to Lateral)

b. Longitudinal

1. Inner or Medial

2. Outer or Lateral

6. Plantar Fascia

a. Medial

b. Central (Plantar aponeurosis)

c. Lateral

 

 

II. Muscles

A. Ankle and Foot

1. Plantar Flexion

a. Gastrocnemius

b. Soleus

c. Plantaris

2. Dorsiflexion

a. Tibialis Anterior

3. Inversion

a. Tibialis Anterior

b. Tibialis Posterior

c. Flexor Digitorium Longus

d. Flexor Hallucis Longus

4. Eversion

a. Peroneus Longus

b. Peroneus Brevis

c. Peroneus Tertius

 

B. Toes II - V

1. Extensor Digitorium Longus

2. Extensor Digitorum Brevis

3. Flexor Digitorium Longus

4. Flexor Digitorum Brevis

C. Great Toe

1. Extensor Hallucis Longus

2. Extensor Hallicus Brevis

3. Flexor Hallucis Longus

4. Flexor Hallicus Brevis

5. Abductor Hallicus

6. Adductor Hallicus