Foot Anatomy 101Below is the footprint of an adult with healthy feet, undeformed by conventional footwear. Notice that the widest part of the foot is at the ends of the toes, and notice the excellent toe splay. Most shoe-wearing people have at least some degree of toe deformation caused ...
Another important part of foot and ankle anatomy are the tendons. Tendons are the thick cord-like structures that attach muscles to bone. They transmit the force from the muscle to the bone causing the joint to move. So as the muscle contracts, it pulls on the tendon, which in turn ...
The five metatarsals articulate with the tarsals in Lisfranc’s joint. The tarsals are connected by heads to the main phalanges of the toes. Each toe has three phalanges, with the exception of the big toe, which has two. All the bones of the foot are joined together by strong ligaments...
Ankle Joint:The ankle joint allows the up and down motion of the ankle Subtalar Joint:the subtalar joint allows the side to side movement. The four foot bones in the hindfoot are the: 1. Tibia The tibia is the long bone at the front of the shin that runs down from the knee. It fo...
If you have a mallet toe, the joint in the middle of the toe becomes permanently bent and points downward. Mallet toes develop when there is an imbalance in the muscles, tendons, or ligaments that hold the bones straight.17 Like with bunions and hammertoes, a mallet toe often happens if...
JOINTS (Anatomy)FOOTCLAWSLIFESTYLESMorphology of keratinised toe pads and foot scales, hinging of foot joints and claw shape and size all inform the grasping ability, cursoriality and feeding mode of living birds. Presented here is morphological evidence from the fossil feet of early theropod ...
Anatomy of the Lisfranc joint complex. Foot Ankle Int. 1997;18:356–64. Article Google Scholar Oliva F, Ferran N, Maffulli N. Peroneal retinaculoplasty with anchors for peroneal tendon subluxation. Bull Hosp Joint Dis. 2006;63:113–6. Google Scholar Viidik A. Tensile strength properties ...
Not much motion occurs at the joints between the bones of the toes. The big toe, or hallux, is the most important toe for walking, and the first MTP joint is a common area for problems in the foot. Ligaments and TendonsLigaments are the soft tissues that attach bones to bones. ...
high heels can and often do causefoot problemsas well as knee, hip, andback pain. Too narrow shoes make the big toe bend outward, forming abunionor swollen big-toe joint. Some shoes scrunch up the smaller toes, causing claw or hammer toes with painfulcornsorcalluseson the tops of these...
producing the equivalent in the foot of the intrinsic minus hand. A persistent extension deformity of the metatarsophalangeal joint eventually causes this joint to undergo subluxation, and the metatarsal head has to bear weight that no longer is distributed to the displaced toe during toe-off in...