Five Metatarsal Joint

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The Tarsometatarsal joint or call the Lifranc joint consists of the base of all five Metatarsal bones, the three Cuneiforms bones, Navicular bone, and the Cuboid bone. Together, they are binds by a series of ligaments that grants the joint limited movements while given great stability to the joints. In addition to the ligaments, multiple muscles and tendons surround the area also give great assists to give the joint the stability it has and the natural transverse arches.
The formation of the bones line up to creates three columns: the median column, the central column, and the lateral column. The medial column consists of the first or medium cuneiform lining up with the first metatarsal bone. The central or middle column consists of the …show more content…

Of the possible hundreds, approximately twenty muscles work together to give the joint it stability and motion. Of the twenty, five major groups of muscles are responsible for dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, supination, pronation, eversion, inversion, adduction, and abduction. From the dorsal view, the following muscles are responsible for mostly dorsiflexion movement: The Extensor Digitorum Longus run from the lateral condyle to the distal of the second to fifth digit. The Extensor Hallicus Longus run from the shaft of the tibia to the great toes. The Tibialis Anterior travel from lateral condyle to the first cuneiform and the first metatarsal bone. The Peroneus Brevis run from the distal portion of the fibia shaft to the fifth metatarsal and is responsible for eversion of the foot. The Peroneus Longus run from distal portion of the tibia and lateral condyle of the tibia to the first cuneiform and the first metatarsal bone. Lastly, the Extensor Digitorum Brevis run from the calcaneus anteriorly to the first fourth proximal part of the phalanges. The plantar side consists of the following: Tibialis Anterior that run from both the fibula and tibia and connect to all three of the cuneiform, the navicular, and the calcaneus. The Flexor Hallicus Longus run from the distal part of the fibula and travel all the way down to the great toes. The Flexor Digitorum Brevis run from the tibia travel down to the four-distance digit. The Lumbricales began from the tendon of the Flexor Digitorum Longus and end at the tendon of the Flexor Digitorum Longus on the second to the fifth toes. The Flexor Digitorum Brevis began at the calcaneus and end at the center phalanges of the second to the fifth toes. The Flexor Hallicus Brevis began from the cuboid and the cuneiform and end at phalanges of the great

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