![]() Retrospectively, the cases of 98 patients who had undergone musculoskeletal ultrasound scanning of the foot or ankle were reviewed. We hypothesized that high-resolution musculoskeletal ultrasound scanning of the foot and ankle can affect the diagnosis and/or treatment for patients presenting with foot or ankle complaints. Although some conditions of the foot and ankle are easily diagnosed by physical examination, others can have nonspecific examination findings, making optimal treatment decisions difficult. The utility of musculoskeletal ultrasonography for foot and ankle complaints has not been widely investigated, however. The use of high-frequency (high-resolution) musculoskeletal ultrasonography is increasing and has shown promising utility in many areas of medicine. The authors have no conflict of interest to declare. These nerves supply all of the muscles in the plantar side of the foot as well as the plantar skin in such a manner that the lateral plantar nerve Conflict of interest The first structure to be considered is the tibial nerve and its branches, the medial and lateral plantar nerves (Fig. In our experience these entities are often confused with each other due to deficient anatomical knowledge. These structures are considered together to facilitate the recognition of Morton's neuroma and intermetatarsal bursitis. Plantaris has The digital nerves and the intermetatarsal bursae The fabella is a sesamoid bone in the lateral head of gastrocnemius. The knee joint capsule contributes fibers to both heads. The lateral and the medial heads of gastrocnemius arise from the back of the femur just above the lateral and medial femoral condyles, respectively. The subtalar joint, however, has an axis that is oriented upward, anteriorly and medially entering the posterolateral angle of the calcaneus and The Achilles tendon 3Īchilles tendon concentrates and then disperses the insertional fibers of 4 plantar flexor muscles that are essential for walking, running and jumping: lateral and medial gastrocnemiae, plantaris and soleus. The talocrural joint is a hinge that dorsiflexes and plantarflexes the foot. Talus, in turn, articulates with calcaneus below and navicular in front at the subtalar joint (talo-calcaneal-navicular joint) (Fig. The leg bones, tibia and fibula, articulate with the top bone of the hindfoot, talus, at the talocrural joint (ankle) joint (Fig. ![]()
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