It consists of:

• 7 tarsal bones , 5 metatarsal bones and 14 phalanges

TARSUS
Consists of 7 bones :
1)TALUS:

• it is the only tarsal bone that articulates

with the leg bones
• It is the only tarsal bone that doesn’t have
muscular or tendinous attachments
• The articulations:

The posterior process is marked on its surface by a lateral tubercle(more prominent) and a
medial tubercle(less prominent) which bracket between them the groove for the tendon of
the flexor hallucis longus as it passes from the leg into
the foot.
2)CALCANEUS:
• It is the largest and strongest bone in the
foot

The articulations:
Fibular trochlea
• The anterior two thirds of the calcaneus's superior surface articulates with the talus.
• Its anterior surface articulates with the cuboid.

Sustentaculum tali
the shelf-like support of the head of the talus, projects from the superior border of
the medial surface of the calcaneus

Calcaneal tuberosity
• massive, weight-bearing prominence on the posterior part ofthe calcaneus,
• has medial, lateral, and anterior tubercles. Only the medial
tubercle contacts the ground during standing.
3)NAVICULAR
• located between the head of the talus posteriorly and the 3 cuneiforms anteriorly
• The medial surface projects inferiorly forming the navicular tuberosity

4)CUBOID:
• Lies between the calcaneus posteriorly & the 4th & 5th metatarsals anteriorly
• Anterior to the tuberosity of the cuboid on the lateral and inferior surfaces of the bone is
a groove for the tendon of the fibularis longus muscle.

5)CUNEIFORM:
Medial 1st cuneiform is the largest bone
Intermediate 2nd cuneiform is the smallest bone
lateral 3rd cuneiform
*Each cuneiform articulates with the navicular posteriorly and the
base of its appropriate metatarsal anteriorly.
The lateral cuneiform also articulates with the cuboid.
METATARSUS
Each metatarsal has :
• base proximally and articulates with the cuneiform and cuboid bones
• Shaft
• Head distally and articulates with the proximal phalanges

Metatarsal bones

PHALANGES
1st digit has 2 phalanges (proximal and distal) and the phalanges are short broad and
strong
Other 4 digits have 3 phalanges (proximal, middle, distal)
Middle and distal phalanges at the 5th digit may be fused in elderly people
Fractures
1) Calcaneal fractures:

2)Metatarsal and phalangeal fractures

3)Fractures of the talar neck