Osteology of the foot

Question 1

What does the small triangular facet at the posterolateral aspect of the superior surface of the body of the talus articulate with?

Answer 1

Inferior transverse ligament of tibiofibular syndesmosis

Question 2

The groove at the posterior process of the posterior surface of the body of the talus is divided into a medial and lateral tubercle. What sits in the groove?

Answer 2

Tendon of flexor hallucis longus

Question 3

What is an enlarged lateral tubercle of the posterior process of the posterior surface of the body of the talus called?

Answer 3

Steida’s process

Question 4

What is the groove on the inferior surface of the neck of the talus called?

Answer 4

Sulcus tali

Question 5

What does the sulcus tali open up into when it courses in an anterolateral direction?

Answer 5

Sinus tarsi

Question 6

What does the sulcus tali combine with to form the tarsal canal?

Answer 6

Calcaneal sulcus

Question 7

What is the angle of talar torsion?

Answer 7

Angle between the longitudinal axis of the head of the talus and the transverse plane

Question 8

What occupies the posterior portion of the superior surface of the calcaneus?

Answer 8

Kager’s fat pad or fibrofatty tissue

Question 9

What is the major determinant of calcaneal fractures?

Answer 9

Bohler’s angle

Question 10

What is a bony projection from the anterior aspect of the medial process of the calcaneal tuberosity?

Answer 10

Heel spur

Question 11

What is inflammation of the attachment of the central portion of the plantar aponeurosis to the medial process of the calcaneal tuberosity?

Answer 11

Plantar facitis

Question 12

What courses the groove that is located on the inferior aspect of the sustentaculum tali which is on the medial surface of the calcaneus?

Answer 12

Tendon of the flexor hallucis longus

Question 13

Where is the retrotrochlear eminence located?

Answer 13

Lateral surface of the calcaneus

Question 14

What is located anterior to the retrotrochlear eminence?

Answer 14

Fibular trochlea

Question 15

What is in the groove superior to the fibular trochlea?

Answer 15

Tendon of fibularis brevis

Question 16

what is in the groove inferior to the fibular trochlea?

Answer 16

tendon of fibularis longus

Question 17

What is located superior to the retrotrochlear eminence?

Answer 17

Fibular spine

Question 18

What attaches to the fibular spine?

Answer 18

Calcaneofibular ligament

Question 19

What is the upper one third of the posterior surface of the calcaneus for?

Answer 19

It’s smooth for a bursa for the tendo calcaneus

Question 20

What is the middle one third of the posterior surface of the calcaneus for?

Answer 20

attachment of tendo calcaneus and tendon of plantaris

Question 21

What is the lower one third of the posterior surface of the calcaneus for?

Answer 21

weight bearing

Question 22

What does the cuboid occasionally articulate with?

Answer 22

Navicular; cuboideonavicular joint

Question 23

• Inferior surface of cuboid

- What courses the fibular sulcus?

Answer 23

tendon of fibularis longus

Question 24

• Inferior surface of cuboid

- What attaches in the rough posterior area?

Answer 24

short plantar ligament

Question 25

What is in the groove in the inferior surface of the navicular

Answer 25

Plantar component of the tendon of tibialis posterior

Question 26

Where does the main component of the tendon of tibialis posterior insert?

Answer 26

Tuberosity of the medial surface of the navicular

Question 27

What attaches at the tuberosity at the anterior aspect of the inferior surface of the first cuneiform?

Answer 27

tendons of tibialis anterior and fibularis longus

Question 28

What attaches at the posterior tuberosity of the inferior surface of the first cuneiform?

Answer 28

main portion of the tendon of tibialis posterior

Question 29

What attaches to the smooth oval impression at the anteroinferior aspect of the medial surface of the first cuneiform?

Answer 29

tendon of tibialis anterior

Question 30

What is a fracture of the shaft of the fifth metatarsal?

Answer 30

Jones fracture

Question 31

* Inferior surface of first metatarsal* | - What is the tubercle at the medial aspect for?

Answer 31

tendon of tibialis anterior

Question 32

* Inferior surface of first metatarsal* | - What is the oval depression surrounded by a ridge at lateral aspect for?

Answer 32

tendon of fibularis longus