In order to allow it to support the weight of the body in the erect posture with the least weight, the foot is constructed of a series of arches formed by the tarsal and metatarsal bones, and strengthened by the ligaments and tendons of the foot. Specifically, the arches are categorized as:
Pathology
Insufficiently expressed arches are called flat feet. Exaggerated arches, on the other hand, are the less common pes cavus.
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Joints and ligaments of lower limbs |
| Coxal/hip |
iliofemoral - pubofemoral - ischiofemoral - head of femur - transverse acetabular |
| Knee-joint |
patellar - popliteal (oblique, arcuate) - collateral (medial/tibial, lateral/fibular) - cruciate (anterior, posterior) - menisci (medial, lateral) |
| Tibiofibular |
Superior tibiofibular: anterior of the head of the fibula - posterior of the head of the fibula
Inferior tibiofibular: anterior of the lateral malleolus - posterior of the lateral malleolus |
| Talocrural/ankle |
deltoid - external lateral of the ankle-joint (anterior talofibular, posterior talofibular, calcaneofibular) |
| Foot - intertarsal |
Subtalar/talocalcaneal: anterior talocalcaneal - posterior talocalcaneal - lateral talocalcaneal - medial talocalcaneal - interosseous talocalcaneal
Talocalcaneonavicular: dorsal talonavicular
Calcaneocuboid: dorsal calcaneocuboid - bifurcated - long plantar - plantar calcaneocuboid
Transverse tarsal: plantar calcaneonavicular/spring |
| Foot - other |
Cuneonavicular, Cuboideonavicular, Intercuneiform and cuneocuboid, Tarsometatarsal/Lisfranc, Intermetatarsal, Metatarsophalangeal, Interphalangeal
Arches of the foot (Longitudinal, Transverse)
Plantar cuneonavicular ligaments |
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