Body Region: Foot & Ankle

  • May 2, 2026
    The second web space interdigital bursa lies between the second and third metatarsal heads, between the digital flexor tendons and…
  • May 2, 2026
    The posterior ankle bursa (pre-Achilles bursa or retrocalcaneal bursa is sometimes conflated, but the posterior ankle bursa specifically refers to…
  • May 2, 2026
    Small adventitial bursae develop between the two sesamoid bones (tibial and fibular sesamoids) and the overlying plantar skin and between…
  • May 2, 2026
    The third MTP joint bursa is a small synovial extension of the third MTP joint space that, when distended, produces…
  • May 2, 2026
    A small intermetatarsal bursa in the fourth web space (between the fourth and fifth metatarsal heads) is analogous to the…
  • May 2, 2026
    A navicular bursa develops between the tibialis posterior tendon and the medial navicular tuberosity, particularly in patients with a prominent…
  • May 2, 2026
    The medial first MTP bursa is an adventitial bursa forming over the medial first metatarsal head prominence in hallux valgus,…
  • May 2, 2026
    The peroneal retromalleolar bursa lies between the peroneal tendons and the posterior surface of the lateral malleolus in the retromalleolar…
  • May 2, 2026
    Hallux sesamoid bursae lie beneath the tibial (medial) and fibular (lateral) sesamoids of the first metatarsophalangeal joint, between the sesamoids…
  • May 2, 2026
    A small bursa develops at the plantar capsule of the second MTP joint, between the plantar plate and the overlying…

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