Talocalcaneonavicular joint
Articulatio talocalcaneonavicularis
- Related terms: Talocalcaneonavicular joint (Transverse tarsal joint)
Definition
This talocalcaneonavicular joint is an arthrodial 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 planter calcaneonavicular ligament. There are two ligaments in this joint: the articular capsule and the dorsal talonavicular.
The articular capsule is imperfectly developed except posteriorly, where it is considerably thickened and forms, with a part of the capsule of the talocalcaneal joint, the strong interosseous ligament which fills in the canal formed by the opposing grooves on the calcaneus and talus, as above mentioned.
The synovial membrane lines all parts of the capsule of the joint.
Movements.—This articulation permits of a considerable range of gliding movements, and some rotation; its feeble construction allows occasionally of dislocation of the other bones of the tarsus from the talus.
