Body Region: Foot & Ankle

  • May 2, 2026
    The Achilles tendon inserts on a broad footprint across the middle third of the posterior calcaneal surface, with the retrocalcaneal…
  • May 2, 2026
    The peroneus tertius is an inconstant muscle (absent in 8 to 10 percent of people) whose tendon, when present, runs…
  • May 2, 2026
    The superior peroneal retinaculum is a fibrous band from the posterior lateral malleolus to the lateral calcaneus that constrains the…
  • May 2, 2026
    The FHB tendon contains the two sesamoid bones of the great toe within its two heads, wrapping around the plantar…
  • May 2, 2026
    The FDL tendon passes through the tarsal tunnel and crosses the plantar foot to divide into four slips for the…
  • May 2, 2026
    The peroneus longus tendon has two distinct sections — a posterior section behind the lateral malleolus and a plantar section…
  • May 2, 2026
    The tibialis posterior inserts primarily on the navicular tuberosity, from which it fans out to all tarsal bones. This broad…
  • May 2, 2026
    The foot lumbrical tendons mirror their hand counterparts, arising from the FDL slips and inserting on the extensor expansions of…
  • May 2, 2026
    The extensor tendons of the foot pass under the superior and inferior extensor retinacula at the ankle in separate compartments…
  • May 2, 2026
    The posterior tibial tendon is the key dynamic stabiliser of the medial longitudinal arch, passing behind the medial malleolus to…

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