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The foot and ankle: did you know…? The foot and ankle is a strong and complex structure containing 26 bones, 33 joints and more than a hundred muscles, tendons, and ligaments. The foot is subdivided into three sections: Hindfoot - composed of the heel bone (talus) and ankle bone (cal...
The foot and ankle are highly complex structures that work together when supporting our body and allowing it to stand, walk, run, and move in many different ways. In fact, the human foot and ankle contain over 100 ligaments, tendons, bones, and muscles combined, and consist of 33 joints....
Figure 1. Lateral ankle ligaments. Sagittal projection of the lateral aspect of the ankle reveals the major ligaments of the lateral ligamentous complex. Note the calcaneofibular ligament passes beneath the peroneal tendons, and traverses both the talofibular and subtalar joints. The superior and ...
Foot and Ankle At Pinnacle, we have Board Certified Physicians who specialize in the care and treatment of the foot and ankle. With 26 bones and more than a hundred muscles, tendons, and ligaments, this is a very complex sub-specialty of orthopaedics. We have Fellowship Trained Foot and ...
The foot and ankle support mobility and balance with a complex structure. Injuries like sprains or arthritis require proper treatment.
Whether it’s volleyball, football, basketball or cross-country, it seems like every athlete experiences a sprained ankle or a strained muscle in their career. In fact, these minor issues involving muscles, ligaments, and/or tendons, cause the majority of sports injuries. ...
Some injuries to the foot and ankle cause instability and severe strains. Reconstructive surgery treats some of the most complex conditions using state-of-the-art techniques to hold everything together better. This entails rebuilding parts of the damaged foot or ankle, including tendons, muscles, ...
and found that the rate of foot and ankle injuries was 15 per 10,000 athletic sessions [5]. In tendon healing, primary healing is prolonged and recurrence rates as high as 30% have been reported [6,7,8]. Given the high cost of foot and ankle injuries, it is important to understand ...
The foot and the ankle work synchronically in a complex system made of 26 bones and joints. They help the feet to adapt to uneven surfaces while the other parts of the body rest standing. The ankle plays an essential role in the execution of plantar flex