. Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy. Anatomy. THE ANKLE-JOINT 353 than the lateral ligament. It is attached proxinially to a marked impression on the distal part of the medial malleolus, and below, in a continuous layer, to the navicular, talus or calcaneus. In it we may recognise the following special bandsâ(a) the lig. talotibiale anterius, which extends from the front of the medial malleolus to the neck of the talus; (b) the lig. talotibiale jiosterius, stretching between the back of the medial malleolus and the postero-medial rough surface of the talus; (c) the lig. tibionaviculare, which
. Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy. Anatomy. THE ANKLE-JOINT 353 than the lateral ligament. It is attached proxinially to a marked impression on the distal part of the medial malleolus, and below, in a continuous layer, to the navicular, talus or calcaneus. In it we may recognise the following special bandsâ(a) the lig. talotibiale anterius, which extends from the front of the medial malleolus to the neck of the talus; (b) the lig. talotibiale jiosterius, stretching between the back of the medial malleolus and the postero-medial rough surface of the talus; (c) the lig. tibionaviculare, which extends from the tip of the medial malleolus to the medial side of the navicular body; (d) the lig. calcaneotibiale, which extends between the tip of the medial malleolus and the medial side of the sustentaculum tali; (e) lig. talotibiale pi'ofundum, which consists of deeper fibres extending from the tip of the medial malleolus to the medial side of the talus. A synovial stratum lines the fibrous stratum of the articular capsule and, as Medial surface of tibia Deltoid ligament of the ankle Trochlear surface of talus Groove for tendon of tibialis posterior muscle on plantar ^%f calcaneonavicular ligament Joint between 1st cuneiform and 1st meta- tarsal. \/ ^^. .X Groove and tunnel for the â -Sir tendon of flexor hallucis longus muscle Calcaneus Long plantar ligament Tendon of tibialis posterior muscle (cut) Sustentaculum tali Fig. 323.âAnkle and Tarsal-Jolnts from the Tibial Aspect. already described, the articular cavity extends into the interval between the tibia and fibula distal to the tibio-fibular interosseous ligament. Both at the front and back of the ankle-joint, as well as proximally in the angle formed by the three bones, the synovial membrane covers pads of fat. Movements at the Ankle-joint.âIn the erect attitude the foot is placed at right angles to the leg; in other words, the normal position of the ankle-joint is flexion. Those movements which tend to diminish
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