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Ligaments and Arches
Term | Definition |
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medial longitudinal arch | calcaneus, navicular, talus, cuneiforms I, II, III, medial three metatarsals |
lateral longitudinal arch | calcaneus, cuboid, two lateral metatarsals |
transverse arch | at level of distal tarsals (cuboid, cuneiforms I, II, III), and the base of the metatarsals |
plantar aponeurosis | calcaneus to five heads of the metatarsals bones |
long plantar ligament | calcaneus, cuboid and three lateral metatarsals |
plantarcalcaneonavicular ligament | calcaneus, navicular |