Aug 10, 2024 · The talus has been described as having three main components: head, neck, and body. It is an irregular saddle-shaped bone. The talar body has a curved smooth trochlear surface, also known as the talar dome, which is covered with …

Jul 10, 2024 · The talocalcaneal joint, also called the clinical subtalar joint, is an important and complex joint in the hindfoot that allows articulation of the talus and calcaneus. It comprises three articulations between talus and calcaneus 1:

Aug 9, 2016 · Accessory anterolateral talar facet is defined as contiguous spread of posterior talocalcaneal facet articulation of talus anterior to lateral process of talus. In objective assessment, reviewers first identified angle of Gissane (solid lines) on sagittal T1-weighted MR images showing lateral aspect of talocalcaneal articulation and bisected ...

The subtalar (ST) joint is an articulation between two of the tarsal bones in the foot: the talus and calcaneus. The joint is classed structurally as a synovial joint, and functionally as a plane synovial joint. The ST joint allows for rotation of the foot, clinically known as inversion and eversion of …

Dec 18, 2023 · Talar neck fractures are high energy injuries to the hindfoot that are associated with a high incidence of talus avascular necrosis. Diagnosis is made with radiographs of the foot but frequently require CT scan for full characterization.

Jun 5, 2023 · The subtalar joint (talocalcaneal joint) is anatomically described as the articulation formed between posterior articular surfaces of two tarsal bones; the talus and calcaneus. In the literature, this joint is also referred to as the anatomical subtalar joint or subtalar joint proper.

Jun 18, 2024 · Talus fractures (other than neck) are rare fractures of the talus that comprise of talar body fractures, lateral process fractures, posterior process fractures, and talar head fractures.

The talus has seven articular surfaces and is divided into the head, neck and body, and two processes, the posterior process and the lateral process; The talar body has a curved smooth trochlear surface, also termed the talar dome, covered with hyaline cartilage and …

The middle subtalar joint is formed by the sustentacular articular facet of the calcaneus and the middle talar articular facet of the talus, the latter part situated at the plantar, proximal margin of the talar head. The joint is in communication with the talo-navicular joint and has thus been termed the talo-navicular middle subtalar joint ...

In human anatomy, the subtalar joint, also known as the talocalcaneal joint, is a joint of the foot. It occurs at the meeting point of the talus and the calcaneus. The joint is classed structurally as a synovial joint, [1] and functionally as a plane joint. [2]