Master Foot Anatomy

Which bone articulates with the navicular, calcaneus, and the spring ligament?

Which bone is the largest and most plantar tarsal bone?

Which bone separates the Achilles tendon from the ankle joint?

What is the function of the subtalar joint (STJ)?

What bone forms the functional subtalar joint (STJ)?

What is the name of the joint that separates the midfoot from the rearfoot?

What is the name of the ligament that attaches to the sustentaculum tali on the calcaneus?

What is the name of the ligament that attaches to the peroneal tubercle on the lateral surface of the calcaneus?

What is the name of the ligament that attaches to the anterior tubercle on the plantar surface of the calcaneus?

What is the name of the ligament that attaches to the anterior edge of the posterior facet of the calcaneus?

Which ligament is the most important in supporting the head of the talus and maintaining the medial longitudinal arch of the foot?

What ligament may cause an avulsion fracture of the anterior (superior) process of the calcaneus when excessive traction is applied, such as in an inversion injury?

Which ligament is responsible for stabilizing the talocalcaneonavicular joint and is reinforced by the interosseous talocalcaneal ligament?

Which ligament attaches to the dorsal calcaneus, lateral to the cervical ligament, and stabilizes the talocalcaneonavicular joint?

Which ligament is not part of the talocalcaneonavicular joint and stabilizes the calcaneocuboid joint?

Which joint is referred to as the tarsal canal and is difficult to classify due to its multiple articular surfaces within one joint capsule?

Which ligament is responsible for reinforcing the posterior capsule of the talocalcaneonavicular joint?

Which ligament blends with the deltoid and other ligaments in the region and articulates with the beveled triangular area of the talar head?

Which joint is considered a combination of anatomical joints and is important to differentiate from injection of a joint?

Which ligament attaches to the anterior surface of the sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus and the plantar aspect of the navicular, deep to the short plantar ligament?

Which type of calcaneal fracture involves one primary fracture line through the medial aspect of the posterior facet and a transverse fracture through the body?

What is the most common cause of calcaneal fractures?

Which bone in the foot always ossifies from a primary (1o) center and a secondary (2o) center?

Which ligament attaches to the medial tubercle of the talus and the posterior surface of the sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus?

What is the name of the non-articular space between the talus and the calcaneus, located anterolateral to posteromedial tibia, fibula, and talus?

Which ligament is responsible for stabilizing the talocalcaneonavicular joint and is reinforced by the interosseous talocalcaneal ligament?

What is the name of the ligament that attaches to the anterior tubercle on the plantar surface of the calcaneus?

Which ligament may cause an avulsion fracture of the anterior (superior) process of the calcaneus when excessive traction is applied, such as in an inversion injury?

What is the name of the joint that separates the midfoot from the rearfoot?

Which ligament attaches to the dorsal calcaneus, lateral to the cervical ligament, and stabilizes the talocalcaneonavicular joint?