Intermetatarsal articulations
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| Intermetatarsal articulations | |
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| Ligaments of the sole of the foot, with the tendons of the Peronæus longus, Tibialis posterior and Tibialis anterior muscles. (Plantar intermetatar. lig. labeled at upper left.) | |
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| The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect. (Dorsal intermet. labeled at lower right.) | |
| Latin | articulationes intermetatarsales |
| Gray's | subject #98 358 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | a_64/12161318 |
Intermetatarsal Articulations - The base of the first metatarsal is not connected with that of the second by any ligaments; in this respect the great toe resembles the thumb.
The bases of the other four metatarsals are connected by the dorsal, plantar, and interosseous ligaments.
- The Dorsal Ligaments pass transversely between the dorsal surfaces of the bases of the adjacent metatarsal bones.
- The Plantar Ligaments have a similar arrangement to the dorsal.
- The Interosseous Ligaments consist of strong transverse fibers which connect the rough non-articular portions of the adjacent surfaces.
[edit] Synovial Membranes
The synovial membranes between the second and third, and the third and fourth metatarsal bones are part of the great tarsal synovial membrane; that between the fourth and fifth is a prolongation of the synovial membrane of the cuboideometatarsal joint.
[edit] Movements
The movement permitted between the tarsal ends of the metatarsal bones is limited to a slight gliding of the articular surfaces upon one another.
[edit] See also
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| Joints and ligaments of lower limbs |
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| coxal/hip: iliofemoral - pubofemoral - ischiofemoral - head of femur - transverse acetabular
knee-joint: patellar - popliteal (oblique, arcuate) - collateral (medial/tibial, fibular) - cruciate (anterior, posterior) - menisci (medial, lateral) talocrural/ankle: deltoid - external lateral of the ankle-joint (anterior talofibular - posterior talofibular - calcaneofibular) intertarsal-subtalar/talocalcaneal: anterior talocalcaneal - posterior talocalcaneal - lateral talocalcaneal - medial talocalcaneal - interosseous talocalcaneal intertarsal-talocalcaneonavicular: dorsal talonavicular intertarsal-calcaneocuboid: dorsal calcaneocuboid - bifurcated - long plantar - plantar calcaneocuboid intertarsal-transverse tarsal: plantar calcaneonavicular/spring cuneonavicular, cuboideonavicular, intercuneiform and cuneocuboid, tarsometatarsal/Lisfranc, intermetatarsal, metatarsophalangeal, interphalangeal |
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