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Calcaneus11

• The talus also sits above the heel bone (calcaneus). (greatgreenwedding.com)
• The talus (plural: tali 4), also known as the astragalus 4, is a tarsal bone in the hindfoot that articulates with the tibia, fibula, calcaneus, and navicular bones. (greatgreenwedding.com)
• deltoid ligaments, which attach the tibia to the talus and calcaneus and provide stability to the insides of the ankles. (greatgreenwedding.com)
• The talus articulates superiorly with the tibia, medially and laterally with the medial and lateral malleoli (respectively), inferiorly with the calcaneus, and anteriorly with the navicular. (medscape.com)
• The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) describes the subtalar joint as the connection between the heel bone (the calcaneus) and the bone that forms the lower part of the ankle (the talus). (medicalnewstoday.com)
• In the hindfoot , the talus and calcaneus articulate and form the subtalar joint (ST, also known as the talocalcaneal joint). (physio-pedia.com)
• The ST joint has three articulations, and the talus and calcaneus both have three articulating facets. (physio-pedia.com)
• The talus is the main bone in the ankle that sits on top of the heel bone (calcaneus bone). (stelizabeth.com)
• The Talus and Calcaneus form the heel area of the foot and bear a large portion of the body's weight. (happyfeet.com)
• The bones marked tibia and talus make up the ankle joint and the talus must sit directly on top of the calcaneus or heel bone. (chagrinvalleywellness.com)
• The anatomic subtalar (talocalcaneal) joint refers structurally to the articulation between the talus and the underlying calcaneus. (medscape.com)

Bones21

• Anterior to the talus is the navicular bone, and anterior to this are the medial, intermediate, and lateral cuneiform bones. (greatgreenwedding.com)
• Muscle and ligamentous attachments On the medial side it is held together by a massive ligament, the deltoid ligament, which attaches not only to a broad area on the talus but also to the adjoining bones below and in front. (greatgreenwedding.com)
• PL: tali), talus bone, astragalus (/əˈstræɡələs/), or ankle bone is one of the group of foot bones known as the tarsus. (wikipedia.org)
• The talus has joints with the two bones of the lower leg, the tibia and thinner fibula. (wikipedia.org)
• These leg bones have two prominences (the lateral and medial malleoli) that articulate with the talus. (wikipedia.org)
• citation needed] In humans, no muscles attach to the talus, unlike most bones, and its position therefore depends on the position of the neighbouring bones. (wikipedia.org)
• The top of your foot bone (talus) that the leg bones rest on. (medlineplus.gov)
• The talus bone supports the weight of the tibia and fibula leg bones above. (medicalnewstoday.com)
• The ankle includes the tibia, talus and the fibula bones. (stryker.com)
• Illustration showing the three bones that make up the ankle joint: the tibia, fibula, and talus. (aaos.org)
• The ankle is formed by three bones: the talus, tibia and fibula. (physio-pedia.com)
• The bones involved in ankle articulation are the distal tibia and fibula, including the malleoli and the talus. (aafp.org)
• The tibia and the fibula are bound together by the anterior inferior tibio-fibular ligament, the posterior inferior tibio-fibular ligament and the interosseous membrane, which runs between the two long bones. (aafp.org)
• There are three bones that make up the ankle joint-the tibia, the fibula and the talus. (stelizabeth.com)
• The ankle joint is formed by the ends of the two legs bones, the tibia and fibula, which form a socket for the talus bone of the foot. (livestrong.com)
• The interosseous membrane is composed of strong fibrous tissue and runs along the tibia and fibula, and keeps the two bones moving as one unit. (footeducation.com)
• The ankle joint is comprised of three bones: the tibia, fibula, and talus which articulate together. (cuanschutz.edu)
• The ends of the fibula and tibia (lower leg bones) form the inner and outer malleolus, which are the bony protrusions of the ankle joint that you can feel and see on either side of the ankle. (cuanschutz.edu)
• Your lower leg bones, the fibula and tibia (your shin bone), meet the talus or ankle bone, creating the ankle joint. (saveourbones.com)
• In the lower leg are two bones called the tibia (shin bone) and the fibula. (ftlauderdaleortho.com)
• These bones articulate (connect) to the Talus or ankle bone at the tibiotalar joint (ankle joint) allowing the foot to move up and down. (ftlauderdaleortho.com)

Anteriorly8

• During dorsiflexion, the talus rolls anteriorly and it glides posteriorly. (greatgreenwedding.com)
• While with plantarflexion, the talus rolls posteriorly and glides anteriorly. (greatgreenwedding.com)
• Since the talus is wider anteriorly (in the front) than posteriorly (at the back), as the front of the foot is raised (dorsiflexed) reducing the angle between the foot and lower leg to less than 90°, then the mortise is confronted with an increasingly wider talus. (wikipedia.org)
• The talus is a wedge-shaped bone that is wider anteriorly than posteriorly and fits into the mortise formed by the bound tibia and fibula. (aafp.org)
• The body of the talus is wider anteriorly than posteriorly and contains the talar dome, which forms the talocrural joint with the tibia. (caringmedical.com)
• The 104 ankles were divided into 2 groups: ankles with anteriorly translated talus (50 ankles), and ankles with non-translated talus (54 ankles). (medscape.com)
• In majority of cases, the anteriorly translated talus in osteoarthritic ankles was restored to an anatomical position within 6 months after successful three-component total ankle arthroplasty. (medscape.com)
• The clinical and radiographic outcomes in the osteoarthritic ankles with anteriorly translated talus group were comparable with those in non-translated talus group. (medscape.com)

Body of the talus3

• The body of the talus comprises most of the volume of the talus bone (ankle bone). (wikipedia.org)
• Fractures of the body of the talus are further subdivided based on whether they traverse the main portion of the body or are fractures involving the talar dome, lateral process, or posterior process. (medscape.com)
• There is a sagittally oriented fracture through the body of the talus and disruption of the tibiotalar and subtalar joints. (medscape.com)

Navicular2

• Midtarsal Joint - For the Talonavicular joint, the concave navicular moves on the convex talus and hence the roll and glide is in the same direction of movement….Arthrokinematics. (greatgreenwedding.com)
• Initial plain X-rays of the foot evaluated by orthopaedics demonstrated a navicular fracture with a medial dislocation of the navicular on the talus (Figures 1(a) and 1(b) ). (hindawi.com)

Plantarflexion3

• Talocrural Joint - The talus rolls within the mortise during dorsiflexion and plantarflexion. (greatgreenwedding.com)
• Yet it is during plantarflexion that the ankle is most vulnerable: the talus has the least amount of articulation with the lower leg and the foot, and must be well-stabilized by the surrounding ankle muscles, as well as cushioned from above by core muscles. (irunfar.com)
• [ 1 ] However, the ATFL can undergo the greatest amount of deformation (strain) before failure and allows for internal rotation of the talus during plantarflexion, in contrast to the CFL and PTFL. (medscape.com)

Subtalar joint4

• The subtalar joint sits below the talus joint. (medicalnewstoday.com)
• According to the AAOS , a fractured talus bone causes pain in the subtalar joint. (medicalnewstoday.com)
• Also known as the subtalar ligament, this ligament connects the calcaneous to the talus in front of the subtalar joint. (footeducation.com)
• The calcaneous joins the Talus bone at the subtalar joint enabling the foot to rotate at the ankle. (ftlauderdaleortho.com)

Osteochondral-lesions-of-the-talus3

• Szatkowski J. Osteochondral lesions of the talus. (clinicaladvisor.com)
• http://www.orthobullets.com/foot-and-ankle/7034/osteochondral-lesions-of-the-talus. (clinicaladvisor.com)
• Background: The ideal treatment for osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLTs) is still controversial, especially in older patients. (researchgate.net)

Compressing the tibia and fibula1

• [3] A variety of diagnostic tests have been described such as the 'squeeze' (compressing the tibia and fibula above the midpoint of the calf), 'dorsiflexion with compression' (patient dorsiflexes the foot while the examiner compresses the internal and external malleolus), and 'external rotation' (patient sits with leg dangling and ankle at 90° and external rotation then applied to the foot) etc. (wikipedia.org)

Lower leg2

• A high ankle sprain , also known as a syndesmotic ankle sprain ( SAS ), is a sprain of the syndesmotic ligaments that connect the tibia and fibula in the lower leg, thereby creating a mortise and tenon joint for the ankle. (wikipedia.org)
• The Talus forms the connection between the Tibia and Fibula (lower leg) and the foot. (happyfeet.com)

Articulate1

• The body features several prominent articulate surfaces: On its superior side is the trochlea tali, which is semi-cylindrical, and it is flanked by the articulate facets for the two malleoli. (wikipedia.org)

Fracture5

• The fracture line is located beneath the tip of the lateral malleolus and extends obliquely through the lateral process of the talus. (medscape.com)
• In the case of X-rays , demonstration of widening of the tibia and fibula 'mortise', a fracture of the medial malleolus , or a Maisonneuve fracture , will indicate an unstable or potentially unstable injury. (wikipedia.org)
• For example, a fracture at the end of the fibula is called a lateral malleolus fracture, or if both the tibia and fibular are broken, it is called a bimalleolar fracture. (aaos.org)
• It can be torn from a type of unstable ankle fracture , known as a Weber Type C ankle fracture, in which the tibia and fibula have to be torn apart. (footeducation.com)
• Posterior Malleolus fracture - the posterior malleolus, or bony hump of the tibia, is fractured. (cuanschutz.edu)

Head of ta1

• Where is the head of talus? (greatgreenwedding.com)

Mortise3

• The ankle joint consists of the talus resting within the mortise created by the tibia and fibula as previously described. (wikipedia.org)
• In this sequence of events, the most vulnerable structure is the anterior inferior tibio-fibular ligament , uniting the lower end of the tibia and fibula and playing an important role in the maintenance of the mortise. (wikipedia.org)
• Forty-six (92%) of 50 ankles with anterior translation of the talus showed relocation of the talus within the mortise at 6 months, and 48 (96%) ankles were relocated at 12 months after total ankle arthroplasty. (medscape.com)

Articulation1

• For example, in the plantar-flexed position, the narrower, posterior part of the talus forms the ankle articulation and, as such, gives more room for "play" in the joint. (aafp.org)

Fractures5

• Fractures of the talus (see the images below) can be divided into types based on the 3 main anatomic divisions of the talus: body, neck, and head. (medscape.com)
• Plain radiographs of the foot and ankle are used to diagnose fractures of the talus. (medscape.com)
• CT scanning and MRI are used to detect radiographically occult fractures of the talus but must be performed with high resolution and attention to patient positioning. (medscape.com)
• Fractures of the lateral and posterior processes of the talus, axial computed tomography (CT) scan. (medscape.com)
• Ankle Fractures Ankle fractures occur in the medial or posterior malleolus of the tibia and/or lateral malleolus of the fibula. (msdmanuals.com)

Dorsiflexion1

• 4 The talus is weakest at the neck, where the bone is recessed to allow for dorsiflexion. (caringmedical.com)

Bone in the ankle1

• Montgomery said the surgery repaired a torn ligament and cleaned out and reattached some loose cartilage on the talus, the large bone in the ankle that connects the tibia to the foot. (espn.com)

Calcaneous4

• It runs from the medial malleolus (the bottom portion of the tibia) and down into the talus and calcaneous. (footeducation.com)
• The deeper branch of the ligament is securely fastened in the talus, while the more superficial, broader aspect runs into the calcaneous. (footeducation.com)
• The hind foot consists of the Talus bone or ankle bone and the calcaneous bone or heel bone. (ftlauderdaleortho.com)
• The calcaneous bone is the largest bone in your foot while the talus bone is the highest bone in your foot. (ftlauderdaleortho.com)

Shin1

• The lower end of your shin bone (tibia). (medlineplus.gov)

Fibula together2

• However, should these structures fail, then the force will be transmitted beyond the anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament to the strong membrane that holds the tibia and fibula together for most of their length. (wikipedia.org)
• It is positioned on the lower front of the ankle and helps keep the tibia and fibula together. (footeducation.com)

Anatomical structure1

• What are the anatomical structure of talus? (greatgreenwedding.com)

Sulcus tali2

• The medial surface of the talar neck has a sulcus, the sulcus tali, that forms the tarsal sinus with the calcaneal sulcus of the calcaneum. (greatgreenwedding.com)
• the inferior surface presents two articular areas, the posterior and middle calcaneal surfaces, separated from one another by a deep groove, the sulcus tali. (wikipedia.org)

Medial and lateral1

• The broad weight-bearing surface of the proximal tibia consists of the medial and lateral condyles, each having an articular concave surface and internal intercondylar tubercles projecting superiorly into the knee. (radiopaedia.org)

Malleoli1

• The articulating surfaces are the lateral and the medial malleoli, distal end of the tibia and the talus. (physio-pedia.com)

Tibial2

• The mechanism for high ankle sprains in trail runners: a pronated foot creates a mal-aligned talus, which gets driven upward into the tibial-fibular joint. (irunfar.com)
• The nutrient artery (a branch of the p osterior tibial artery ) enters through the nutrient foramen at the level of soleal line and is the major arterial supply for the tibia. (radiopaedia.org)

Calcaneal1

• Scapula function will be presented to reduce femoral/tibia instability, and associated thoracic, calcaneal/talus, and pelvis impingement. (posturalrestoration.com)

Neck5

• The talus has been described as having three main components: head, neck, and body. (greatgreenwedding.com)
• Does talus have neck? (greatgreenwedding.com)
• The neck of talus is directed anteromedially, and comprises the constricted portion of the bone between the body and the oval head. (greatgreenwedding.com)
• For descriptive purposes the talus bone is divided into three sections, neck, body, and head. (wikipedia.org)
• It runs down from the fibula and to the outer front portion of the ankle, in order to connect to the neck of the talus. (footeducation.com)

Connects2

• What connects tibia to talus? (greatgreenwedding.com)
• The talus bone of the ankle joint connects the leg to the foot. (wikipedia.org)

Lateral and posterior1

• The diaphysis of the tibia is triangular in cross section and has medial, lateral and posterior surfaces, separated by the anterior, lateral (interosseous) and medial borders. (radiopaedia.org)

Dome2

• While arthroscopy with or without core decompression is the standard of care for unresolved cases of avascular necrosis of the talus, we present a case of avascular necrosis of the talar dome where symptoms resolved satisfactorily with direct bone marrow injections into structures into and around the ankle. (caringmedical.com)
• Reduction uses traction-countertraction to disengage the talus from the distal tibia, followed by repositioning of the talar dome into the joint mortice and splinting to stabilize the reduction until definitive orthopedic treatment. (msdmanuals.com)

Convex1

• Is talus concave or convex? (greatgreenwedding.com)

Foot1

• In a healthy ankle, the talus moves like a hinge so that you can move your foot up and down. (stelizabeth.com)

Joints4

• The three major joints found in the ankle include the fibula, tibia, and talus. (yogawiz.com)
• tibiae ) is the largest bone of the leg and contributes to the knee and ankle joints. (radiopaedia.org)
• Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the talus is a debilitating condition, often leading to arthritis and arthrosis of the subtalar and ankle joints . (caringmedical.com)
• Your ankle joints are composed of the weight-bearing leg bone (the tibia), the stabilizing leg bone (the fibula) and the ankle bone (the talus). (worldwidehealth.com)

Displacement1

• however, its medially oriented direction must contribute to stabilization of the head of the talus against medial displacement. (greatgreenwedding.com)

Anterolateral1

• Gerdy's tubercle is located at the anterolateral aspect of the proximal tibia, where the iliotibial band (ITB) attaches. (radiopaedia.org)