MSC Week 9 Exam: Forefoot
ACTUAL Questions and Correct
Answers
Chopart's Joint - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The transverse tarsal joint or Chopart's joint is
formed by the articulation of the talus with the navicular (the talonavicular joint) and the
calcaneus with the cuboid (the calcaneocuboid joint)
Which bones and joints make up the Chopart's Joint? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Bones:
Talus, Navicular, Cuboid, Calcaneous
Joints: Calcaneocuboid + Talonavicular
Facet - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A small smooth area on a bone covered with articular
cartilage
Tuberosity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A rounded prominence on a bone usually serving
for the attachment of muscles or ligaments
Condyle - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Rounded process that usually articulates with another
bone
The ___________ is the largest of the tarsal bones located in the heel of the foot and bears the
weight of the body as the heel hits the ground - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Calcaneous
- This bone protrudes out at the back
- Calcaneus articulates with 2 bones; the talus and cuboid
Achilles Tendon Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Largest and strongest tendon in the
body
, What does the tibialis posterior do for the foot? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅- Supports
medial longitudinal arch
- Helps with inversion of the foot
Pes Planovalgus can also be referred to as these names - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Pes
Planus, Pes Planovalgus, Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction (PTTD), Adult Acquired Flatfoot
Deformity (AAFD)
Spring Ligament (plantar calcaneo-navicular ligament) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Supporting the head of the talus
Arthroereisis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Procedure very helpful in the child
Equinus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Inability to dorsiflex the ankle joint (equinus) above
neutral, 90 degrees foot to left is a major deforming force throughout the hindfoot and midfoot
How to tell a patient has frontal plane dominant flatfoot deformities - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Relaxed calcaneal position; seeing how tilted the patient's heel is from
behind
Calcaneal Slide Osteotomy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A surgical procedure that realigns
the heel bone, or calcaneus, to correct foot deformities like flat feet or high arches
*Bi-cortical osteotomy*
What 3 bones are fused in a TTC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Tibia, Talus, Calcaneus
Calcaneus Inclination Angle is higher in ____________ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Pes
Cavus
ACTUAL Questions and Correct
Answers
Chopart's Joint - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The transverse tarsal joint or Chopart's joint is
formed by the articulation of the talus with the navicular (the talonavicular joint) and the
calcaneus with the cuboid (the calcaneocuboid joint)
Which bones and joints make up the Chopart's Joint? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Bones:
Talus, Navicular, Cuboid, Calcaneous
Joints: Calcaneocuboid + Talonavicular
Facet - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A small smooth area on a bone covered with articular
cartilage
Tuberosity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A rounded prominence on a bone usually serving
for the attachment of muscles or ligaments
Condyle - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Rounded process that usually articulates with another
bone
The ___________ is the largest of the tarsal bones located in the heel of the foot and bears the
weight of the body as the heel hits the ground - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Calcaneous
- This bone protrudes out at the back
- Calcaneus articulates with 2 bones; the talus and cuboid
Achilles Tendon Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Largest and strongest tendon in the
body
, What does the tibialis posterior do for the foot? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅- Supports
medial longitudinal arch
- Helps with inversion of the foot
Pes Planovalgus can also be referred to as these names - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Pes
Planus, Pes Planovalgus, Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction (PTTD), Adult Acquired Flatfoot
Deformity (AAFD)
Spring Ligament (plantar calcaneo-navicular ligament) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Supporting the head of the talus
Arthroereisis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Procedure very helpful in the child
Equinus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Inability to dorsiflex the ankle joint (equinus) above
neutral, 90 degrees foot to left is a major deforming force throughout the hindfoot and midfoot
How to tell a patient has frontal plane dominant flatfoot deformities - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Relaxed calcaneal position; seeing how tilted the patient's heel is from
behind
Calcaneal Slide Osteotomy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A surgical procedure that realigns
the heel bone, or calcaneus, to correct foot deformities like flat feet or high arches
*Bi-cortical osteotomy*
What 3 bones are fused in a TTC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Tibia, Talus, Calcaneus
Calcaneus Inclination Angle is higher in ____________ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Pes
Cavus
