Foot Surface Anatomy
Bony Palpation
Medial Aspect
Medial Calcaneous
Medial Malleolus
Sustentaculum Tali
Talar Head
Navicular Tubercle
First Cuneiform
First Metatarsal
First Metatarsalphalangeal Joint
First Phalanx
Bony Palpation
Lateral Aspect
Lateral Calcaneous
Lateral Malleolus
Sinus Tarsi
Talar Dome
Peroneal Tubercle
Cuboid
Styloid Process (base of 5th metatarsal)
Fifth Metatarsal
Fifth Metatarsalphalangeal Joint
Fifth Phalanx
Bony Palpation
Dorsal Aspect
2nd, 3rd, 4th Metatarsals
2nd, 3rd, 4th Metatarsalphalangeal Joint
2nd, 3rd Cuneiform
Bony Palpation
Plantar Aspect
Metatarsal Heads
Medial Calcaneal Tubercle
Sesamoid Bones
Soft Tissue Palpation
Medial and Plantar Aspect
Tibialis Posterior tendon
Tibialis Posterior tendon (blue)Flexor Digitorum Longus tendon (red)Flexor Hallucis Longus tendon (green)
Tibialis Posterior tendon (blue)Flexor Digitorum Longus tendon (red)Flexor Hallucis Longus tendon (green)
“Tom, Dick, Harry”
Calcaneonavicular ligament(Spring ligament)
Medial Longitudinal arch
Plantar Fascia
Transverse Arch
Soft Tissue Palpation
Lateral and Dorsal Aspects
Peroneus Longus tendon (green)Peroneus Brevis tendon (red)
Peroneus Tertius tendon (blue)
Peroneals
Extensor Hallucis Longus tendon
Extensor Digitorum Longus tendon
Extensor Digitorum Brevis tendon
Tibialis Anterior tendon
Tibialis Anterior tendon
Dorsalis Pedis Pulse
Special Tests
Compression Test
Tap or Percussion Test
Lever Test
Distraction Test
Distraction of Longitudinal Arch