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Foot Anatomy: Tendons & Ligaments

AchillesTendonitis

Anatomy

AnkleSprain
ExtensorFootTendons
Arthritis

BallofFootPain
Inthefootdiagrambelow,themaintendonsonthetopofthefootarelabeled.Thegroupoftendonsare
calledtheextensortendonsandareresponsibleforelevatingthetoesandflexingtheankleup(dorsiflexion).
Blisters

Biomechanics

BlackToenails

Bunions
A.Extensorhallucislongus:dorsiflexesthebigtoeanddorsiflexesthefoot(pulls
CauseofCommonFoot upthebigtoeandthefoot).
Problems

CauseofHeelPain B.Extensordigitorumlongus:dorsiflexesthesmalltoesanddorsiflexesthefoot
ChoosingShoes (pullsthelittletoesupandpullsthefootup).
Corns&Calluses
C.Extensordigitorumbrevis:dorsiflexesthesmalltoes(pullsthesmalltoesup).
DecreasingActivity

DiabeticFootCare

DiabeticNeuropathy

DiabeticUlcers

DictionaryofTerms
PeronealTendons
Flatfeet

FindYourFootPain Inthefootdiagramtotheright,thetendonsonthelateralaspectofthefoot
FootandAnkleAnatomy arelabeled(outsideoftheankle).Theperoneallonguscoursesunderthe
footandattachesontheinsideofthearch.Theperonealbrevistendon
FootCareTips
attachestothestyloidprocess(see"K"labeledinthefootbonediagrams
FootcareTipsforHikers
listedavoe.Theperonealtendonsareresponsibleforflexingthefootdown
FootFungus
androtatingthefootout.
FootProblemsinRunners

FungalToenails
Peroneuslongus:Evertsandplantarflexesthefoot(rotatesthefoot
outanddown).Stabilizesthearchwhenwalking.
Hammertoes
Peroneusbrevis:Evertsandplantarflexesthefootandstabilizesthe
HeelPainandPlantar footwhenwalking.Thebrevistendonisamorepowerfuleverterthan
Fasciitis
theperoneuslongustendon.
HeelPainImages
Moreinformationonperonealtendonsandperonealtendonitis.
HeelPainStretching

HeelPainTaping
HeelPainTreatmentsat
theDoctor'sOffice

HikersFootTips
FlexorFootTendons
IngrownToenails

NerveEntrapment Inthefootdiagramtotheleft,themaintendonsonthebottomofthefootarelabeled.
Theflexortendongroupisresponsbileforpullingthetoesdownandflexingtheankle
Neuromas
(plantarflexing).
Onychomycosis
PainfulDiabetic
Neuropathy A.Flexorhallucislongus:plantarflexesthehalluxandthefoot(bringsthe
PlantarFasciitis bigtoetoeandflexesthefootdown).
PlantarFasciitisResearch

PosteriorTibialTendon B.Flexorhallucisbrevis:plantarflexesthehallux(bringsthebigtoedown).
Dysfunction

Pronation C.Flexordigitorumlongus:plantarflexesthetoesandthefoot(bringsthe
RheumatoidArthritis littletoesdownandflexesthefootdown).
RunningFootInjuries

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RunningShoes D.Posteriortibialis:invertsandplantarflexesthefoot(bringsthefootinand
ShinSplints down).
SkinLayers
Moreinformationontheposteriortibialtendonandposteriortibialtendonitis.
Shoes

ShoeLacingTechniques

Socks

StressFractures

Stretching

SweatyFeet

TarsalTunnelSyndrome

Tendonitis

TineaPedis

ToenailFungus

Warts

WeightLoss Theimageontherightshowsabetterviewoftheposteriortibialtendon.
WoundHealing Theposteriortibialtendonoriginatesinthebackofthelegandcourses
aroundtheinsideoftheankletoattachontheinsideandbottomofthe
arch.Themainattachmentisonthenavicular,atarsalboneinthemidfoot,
labeledintheimageontheright,butthetendonextendsacrossthebaseof
thefoot.Theposteriortibialtendonisapowerfulinverterofthefootand
oneofthemainstructureswhichsupportsthearch.Inindividualswith
faultyfootmechanics,specificallyoverpronationandarchcollapse,the
posteriortibialtendoncanbecomestressedandtorn.Thisresultsin
tendonitisandposteriortibialtendinosis,alsocalledadultacquiredflatfoot.

Moreinformationonposteriortibialtendinosisandadultacquiredflatfoot.

Achillestendon

Plantarflexesthefoot(bringsthefootdownandassistsin"pushoff"when
walking).TheAchillestendonattachestothecalcaneus,alsoknownastheheel
bone.TheAchillesisthelargestandstrongesttendoninthebody.Inindividuals
withtightcalfmusclesandthosewithoverpronationand/orplaysportswhich
involvequicksprintsorjumping,theAchillestendoncanbecomeoverstressed
andtorn,leadingtoinflammationandpain.

MoreinformationonAchillestendonitis.

Plantarfascia:longligamenttypestructurewhichsupportsthelongitudinalarch
whenwalking.Intheimagetotherighttherearethreebands,themedial,central
andlateralband.Thefasciaoriginatesonthecalcaneus,theheelboneand
extendstoinsertintothebottomofthetoes.Theplantarfasciaisoneofthemain
structureswhichsupportsthearch(alongwiththeposteriortibialtendon).In
thosewithfaultyfootmechanics,mostcommonlyoverpronation,theplantar
fasciacanbecomeoverstressed,stretchedandexperiencemicroscopictears
leadingtoinflammationandpain.Chronicaggravationofthefasciacanleadto
plantarfasciosis,adegenerativecondition.

Moreinformationonplantarfasciitisandplantarfasciosis.

AnkleLigaments
Intheankleimagetotheright,theimageshowsthemedialankle
ligaments.Theseligamentsgivesupporttotheinsideoftheankle(medial
anklejoint).Therearefourligamentswhichmakeupthedeltoidligament:

posteriortibiotalarligament
tibiocalcanealligament
tibionavicularligament
anteriortibiotalarligament

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Intheankleimageontheright,thelateralankleligamentsareshown.
Theseligamentsgivesupporttotheoutsideoftheankle(lateralankle
joint).Therearethreeligamentsonthelateralaspectoftheanklejoint.

anteriortalofibularligament
calcaneofibularligament
posteriortalofibularligament

Theposteriortalofibularligamentisnotvisibleinthisdiagram.Theligamentsitsundertheperonealtendons.
Itattachestothefibulaandextendstothebackoftheankleandattachestothetalus.Thelateralankle
ligamentsarethemostcommonlytorninanklesprains.Moreinformationonanklesprains.

MoreinformationonFootandAnkleAnatomy

Neurovascular:illustrationsandimagesofthebloodvesselsandnervesinthefoot.

ToenailAnatomy:Diagrams,illustrationsanddescriptionsofthetoenail.

Biomechanics:informationonfootfunctionandthemechanicsofthefoot.Definitions
fordorsiflexion,plantarflexion,inversion,eversion,supinationandpronation.

Terminology/medicaldictionary:definitionsofmedicaltermsandstructuresrelatingto
thefootandankle.

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