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Fascia & Spaces

Fasciae, compartments, canals, tunnels and spaces, boundaries, contents, and where things get trapped.

298 fascia & spaces
37 fascia & spaces in Foot & Ankle  Clear ×
Fascia or Space Ankle Anterior Recess recessus anterior articulationis talocruralis Foot & Ankle The anterior recess of the ankle joint lies between the anterior inferior tibiofibular joint capsule and…
Fascia or Space Ankle Anterolateral Gutter recessus anterolateralis tali Foot & Ankle The anterolateral gutter of the ankle is the synovial recess between the anterior fibula and the…
Fascia or Space Ankle Medial Gutter recessus medialis tali Foot & Ankle The medial gutter of the ankle is the synovial recess between the medial talar dome and…
Fascia or Space Anterior Subtalar Joint Capsule capsula articularis talocalcanea anterior Foot & Ankle The anterior subtalar joint capsule encloses the anterior and middle facets in the sinus tarsi region,…
Fascia or Space Anterior Tarsal Tunnel Anterior tarsal tunnel Foot & Ankle The anterior tarsal tunnel is the fibro-osseous space under the inferior extensor retinaculum at the front…
Fascia or Space Central Compartment of the Foot compartimentum pedis centrale Foot & Ankle The central compartment of the foot lies in the middle of the sole between the medial…
Fascia or Space Chopart Joint Capsule (Complete) capsula articulationis choparti completa Foot & Ankle The complete Chopart joint capsule encloses both the talonavicular and calcaneocuboid articulations, the two joints forming…
Fascia or Space Distal Tarsal Tunnel Space spatium canalis tarsi distalis Foot & Ankle The distal tarsal tunnel is the continuation of the tarsal tunnel beneath the abductor hallucis muscle,…
Fascia or Space Dorsal Fascia of the Foot fascia dorsalis pedis Foot & Ankle The dorsal fascia of the foot is the thin deep fascia over the top of the…
Fascia or Space Extensor Retinaculum (Ankle Superior) retinaculum musculorum extensorum superius pedis Foot & Ankle The superior extensor retinaculum is the proximal transverse band above the ankle joint constraining the four…
Fascia or Space Fibulocalcaneal Ligament Tendon (Peroneal Sheath) vagina tendinum musculi peronei communis (retinaculum superius) Foot & Ankle The superior peroneal retinaculum forms the fibrous roof of the retromalleolar groove, constraining the peroneus longus…
Fascia or Space First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Capsule capsula articularis hallucis Foot & Ankle The first MTP joint capsule provides complete joint containment and is divided and repaired strategically in…
Fascia or Space Flexor Digitorum Longus Tendon (Knot of Henry) tendo musculi flexoris digitorum longi (nodus Henrici) Foot & Ankle The knot of Henry is the point in the sole of the foot, near the navicular,…
Fascia or Space Flexor Hallucis Longus Bursa bursa tendinis musculi flexoris hallucis longi Foot & Ankle The flexor hallucis longus tendon sheath is the synovial sleeve around the FHL tendon as it…
Fascia or Space Flexor Retinaculum (Ankle, Tarsal Tunnel) retinaculum flexorum pedis (retinaculum mediale) Foot & Ankle The flexor retinaculum (laciniate ligament) forms the roof of the tarsal tunnel, converting the medial ankle…
Fascia or Space Heel Fat Pad Septae septa corpori adiposi calcanei Foot & Ankle The heel fat pad septae are fibrous septa within the plantar heel fat pad that divide…
Fascia or Space Henry’s Node of the Foot nodus Henrici, crux tendinum pedis Foot & Ankle Henry's node (master knot of Henry) is the crossing point of the flexor hallucis longus and…
Fascia or Space Inferior Extensor Retinaculum (Ankle) retinaculum musculorum extensorum inferius pedis Foot & Ankle The inferior extensor retinaculum is a Y-shaped structure with a lateral stem from the calcaneus and…
Fascia or Space Interosseous Compartment of the Foot compartimentum pedis interosseum Foot & Ankle The interosseous compartment of the foot lies between the metatarsals, enclosed by the plantar and dorsal…
Fascia or Space Kager Fat Pad Kager fat pad Foot & Ankle The Kager fat pad is a triangle of fat that fills the space in front of…
Fascia or Space Lateral Compartment of the Foot compartimentum pedis laterale Foot & Ankle The lateral compartment of the foot runs along the outer side of the sole, bounded by…
Fascia or Space Medial Compartment of the Foot compartimentum pedis mediale Foot & Ankle The medial compartment of the foot runs along the inside of the sole, bounded by the…
Fascia or Space Peroneal Retinaculum (Inferior) retinaculum musculorum peroneorum inferius Foot & Ankle The inferior peroneal retinaculum is the distal restraint for the peroneal tendons as they course along…
Fascia or Space Peroneal Retromalleolar Bursa bursa retromalleolaris peronaeorum Foot & Ankle The common fibular (peroneal) tendon sheath is the synovial sleeve that wraps peroneus longus and brevis…

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