6300 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
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What demands to the foot and toe require?
- balance between rigidity and adaptability
Foot Zones: Rearfoot
- calcaneus
- talus
Foot Zones: Midfoot
- navicular
- cuboid
- cuniforms (3)
Foot Zones: Forefoot
- metatarsals (5)
- phalanges (14)
- sesamoids (2)
What is the rearfoot joint?
subtalar joint (talocalcaneal)
subtalar joint
- uniaxial joint with 1 degree of freedom (oblique axis)
- inversion and eversion
, - NWB -> calcaneus moves on talus
- WB -> talus moves on calcaneus
What is the midfoot joint?
- talocalcaneonavicular joint
- calcaneocuboid joint
- midtarsal joint
talocalcaneonavicular joint
- stabilized by calcaneonavicular "spring" ligament
what is the forefoot joints?
- tarsometatarsal (lisfranc) joints (5)
- intermetatarsal joints (10)
- metatarsophalangeal joints (5)
- interphalangeal joints (9)
tarsometatarsal (Lisfranc) joints (5)
- junction between the midfoot and forefoot
- MTs form gliding articulations with midfoot bones
How many levels of intrinsic muscles are there?
4
Bones in the Foot
Layer 1 of Intrinsic Muscles
Layer 2 of Intrinsic Muscles
Layer 3 of Intrinsic Muscles
Layer 4 of Intrinsic Muscles