Calcaneocuboid joint

Question 1

classification/articulations

Answer 1

Multi-axial, synovial,plane, simple

calcaneus and cuboid

Question 2

Dorsal calcaneocuboid ligament

Answer 2

• Thin broad band
• Strengthens dorsal aspect of capsule
• Dorsal calcaneus to dorsal cuboid

Question 3

Bifurcate Ligament

Answer 3

• Upper calcaneus anterior to sinus tarsi
  Calcaneocuboid part - runs horizontally to the dorsomedial angle of cuboid
  Calcaneonavicular part - runs upwards to lateral navicular

Question 4

Short Plantar Ligament

Answer 4

• Strong short band
• Rounded eminence on Anterior Inferior cuboid to inferior cuboid
  Reinforces joint capsule inferiorly

Question 5

Long plantar ligament

Answer 5

• attached posteriorly - between anterior and posterior calcaneal tubercles
  Deep fibres - ridge of cuboid
  intermediate fibres - cuboid tuberosity
  superficial fibres - base of lateral 4 MT