Anatomy and Injuries of the Foot and Ankle

ANATOMY AND INJURIES OF THE FOOT AND ANKLE

A detailed chart showing normal anatomy of the foot and common injuries. Each illustration is clearly labeled and injuries are textually described.

• Anatomy and Injuries of the Foot and Ankle illustrates the following normal anatomy:
• medial view of the bones and ligaments of the foot and ankle
• lateral view of the bones and ligaments of the foot and ankle
• nerve and blood supply to the foot and ankle
• plantar view of arteries and nerves.

Anatomy and Injuries of the Foot and Ankleillustrates and describes the following common injuries:

• Forefoot injuries : bunions, Morton’s neuroma, bunionette (Tailor’s bunion), and hammertoe
• Midfoot injuries: Jones’ fracture, Chopart avulsion fracture, Lisfranc dislocation, metatarsal stress fracture
• Hindfoot injuries : Achilles’ tendon rupture, tarsal tunnel syndrome (which is becoming more common among snowboarders),calcaneal fracture and plantar fasciitis with heel spurs
• common sprains and factures
• impingements

The chart also visually and textually describes movement about the ankle: inversion, eversion, dorsiflexion, and plantar flexion.