Lower limb

ARCHES OF FOOT

Medial longitudinal arch

1) Anterior pillar - Talus , Navicular , 3 Cuneiform


1st , 2nd , 3rd Metatarsal





2) Posterior pillar - Medial half of Calcaneum





3) Main joint - Talocalcaneonavicular joint





4) Bony factor - Wedge shaped





5) Summit - Superior Articular surface of   Talus 








6) Tie beams - Plantar aponeurosis (Medial part)

Abductor hallucis

Medial part of Flexor digitorum brevis





7) Slings - Tibialis posterior

Flexor hallucis longus

Flexor digitorum longus








8) Suspension - Sling formed by Tibialis anterior & Peroneus longus










9) Intersegmental Ties - Spring ligament (also called Plantar calcaneonavicular ligament)










10) Additional points - Higher , more mobile , resilient , shock absorber

Anterior end - Heads of 1st , 2nd , 3rd metatarsal

Posterior end - Medial tubercle of calcaneum

Lateral longitudinal arch

1) Anterior pillar - Cuboid


4th & 5th Metatarsal






2) Posterior pillar - Lateral half of Calcaneum






3) Main joint - Calcaneocuboid joint





4) Bony factor - Wedge shaped






5) Summit - Superior Articular surface of Calcaneum (at subtalar joint)








6) Tie beams - Plantar aponeurosis (Lateral part)

Abductor digiti minimi

Lateral part of Flexor digitorum brevis







7) Slings - Peroneus longus 

Peroneus brevis










8) Suspension - Sling formed by Tibialis anterior & Peroneus longus










9) Intersegmental Ties - Long plantar ligament

Short plantar ligament











10) Additional points - Lower , limited mobility , transmists weight , rigid

Anterior end - Heads of 4th , 5th metatarsal

Posterior end - Lateral tubercle of calcaneum

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Attribution -  

By Henry Vandyke Carter - Henry Gray (1918) Anatomy of the Human Body (See "Book" section below)Bartleby.com: Gray's Anatomy, Plate 290, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=792372

By Henry Vandyke Carter - Henry Gray (1918) Anatomy of the Human Body (See "Book" section below)Bartleby.com: Gray's Anatomy, Plate 291, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=792380