Talocalcaneonavicular joint
The talocalcaneonavicular joint is a ball and socket joint: the rounded head of the talus being received into the concavity formed by the posterior surface of the navicular, the anterior articular surface of the calcaneus, and the upper surface of the plantar calcaneonavicular ligament.
| Talocalcaneonavicular joint | |
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 Talocalcaneal and talocalcaneonavicular joints exposed from above by removing the talus. | |
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| Latin | articulatio talocalcaneonavicularis |
| TA | A03.6.10.202 |
| FMA | 35204 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
There are two ligaments in this joint: the articular capsule and the dorsal talonavicular.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 353 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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