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Ankle and foot joints

Describe the ankle, its ligaments and movements, then organize the joints that provide foot mobility.

  • 25 explained questions
  • 23 flashcards
  • 103 estimated course minutes

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What you will learn

  • Define the ankle and orient its tibiofibular and talar surfaces.
  • Describe the capsule, passive ligaments, and periarticular tendons.
  • Relate ankle biomechanics to the subtalar, midtarsal, and foot joints.

Course outline

  1. Orienting the ankle and foot

    Build the overall map of the joints that connect the leg to the foot and support posture and locomotion.

    9 min

  2. Surfaces of the talocrural joint

    Recognize the tibiofibular mortise and the talar cartilage-covered tenon.

    17 min

  3. Distal tibiofibular joint

    Describe the distal syndesmosis, its tibial fibular notch, and the fibular articular surface.

    11 min

  4. Capsule and passive ligaments

    Trace the capsule, collateral bundles of the talocrural joint, and ligaments of the syndesmosis.

    24 min

  5. Active stabilizing tendons

    Locate the four groups of periarticular tendons that reinforce the ankle.

    10 min

  6. Ankle biomechanics

    Connect the transverse axis, sagittal plane, and flexion ranges of the ankle.

    10 min

  7. Joints of the foot

    Organize the subtalar, midtarsal, anterior tarsal, Lisfranc, and digital joints.

    22 min

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