Anatomy The heel bone (lat. Calcaneus) is the largest and dominant foot bone and has a slightly cuboid shape. As part of the rear foot, a part of the heel bone stands directly on the ground and serves for stability. The heel bone is divided into different parts which fulfill different functions and tasks. More … Heel bone
Injuries and pain of the heel The most common heel bone injuries are fractures caused by falls from great heights or traffic accidents. Patients suffer from very severe pain and are unable to stand or walk because of this. The fracture of the calcaneus is classified into different degrees of severity. Fractures with joint involvement … Injuries and pain of the heel | Heel bone
The talus (talus) is part of the tarsus (tarsus) along with the calcaneus (heel bone), os naviculare (scaphoid bone), ossa cuneiformia (sphenoid bone) and os cuboidem (cuboid bone). The talus forms with its upper side, the trochlea tali (joint roll), a part of the upper ankle joint. Since the talus bears the entire weight of … Talus fracture
Diagnostics An important point of reference for the doctor is the medical history, i.e. the description of the situation in which the injury occurred. In addition, the physician will look at the mobility of the foot (motor function) and whether there is a loss of sensitivity (the sensation in and on the foot). X-rays in … Diagnostics | Talus fracture
Complications The blood supply to the talus is provided by several small vessels lying in a narrow space. These can be easily injured by dislocations. This is one of the reasons why the risk of osteonecrosis (death of the bone) is very high in the case of a talus fracture. For Hawkins I, the risk … Complications | Talus fracture
Summary The seven tarsal bones are divided into two rows: Since the tarsal bones have to carry the entire body weight with every step, they are very stable and are strongly fixed to each other by tight ligaments.In order to be able to remember the individual tarsal bones better, the following rule of thumb applies … Summary | The tarsal bones
General information At the foot seven tarsal bones are distinguished. These are divided into a row close to the body (proximal) and a row far from the body (distal). The bones near the ankle (proximal) are tarsal bones: In the direction of the toes are the five bones farthest from the body (distal): The tarsal … The tarsal bones
The scaphoid (Os naviculare) The scaphoid lies between the talus and the three sphenoid bones. With each of these bones the scaphoid is in a jointed connection. It is also part of the lower ankle joint. Three wedge legs (Ossa cuneiforme) The three sphenoid bones are divided into a central (medial) bone, a lateral (lateral) … The scaphoid (Os naviculare) | The tarsal bones
Pain in the area of the tarsal bones Pain in the area of the tarsal bones can have various causes. Especially if no accident or other obvious injury has taken place, the pain is often inexplicable for the person affected. A very common reason for such foot pain is malpositioning of the foot. Due to … Pain in the area of the tarsal bones | The tarsal bones
