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TABLE 6.1 Summary of Joints of the Ankle and Foot

Name Type of joint Movements

Ankle and foot

Ankle (talocrural) Hinge Plantar flexion

Dorsiflexion

Subtalar Gliding Inversion

Eversion

Abduction

Adduction

Slight plantar flexion

Slight dorsiflexion

Transverse tarsal

Talonavicular

Calcaneocuboid

Modified ball and socket

Gliding

Primarily inversion and eversion

Slight abduction

Slight adduction

Slight plantar flexion

Slight dorsiflexion

Other intertarsal Gliding Primarily slight dorsiflexion and some plantar flexion

Tarsometatarsal Gliding Primarily slight dorsiflexion and some plantar flexion

Toes

Metatarsophalangeal Condyloid Flexion of the toes on the metatarsals

Extension of the toes on the metatarsals

Abduction of the toes on the metatarsals

Adduction of the toes on the metatarsals

Interphalangeal Hinge Flexion of the digits (phalanges) of the toes

Extension of the digits (phalanges) of the toes

FIGURE 6.3 Key joints of the foot (left foot, medial view).

Transverse tarsal joint

(talonavicular component)

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