Talocalcaneal joint
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View Yvette Mellam's current disclosures- Posterior talocalcaneal articulation
- Anterior talocalcaneal articulation
- Talocalcaneal articulation
- Anatomical subtalar joint
- Talocalcaneal joints
- Anatomical subtalar joints
- Clinical subtalar joint
- Clinical subtalar joints
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.
Gross anatomy
It comprises three articulations between talus and calcaneus 1:
anterior: head of talus with anterior facet of the calcaneus; small articulation in size, just lateral to medial facet
middle: the medial (sustentacular) facet of talus with the middle facet at the sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus
posterior: posterior facet of the talus with posterior facet of the calcaneus; largest articulation in size
The anterior talocalcaneal articulation (anterior and middle facets) are often congruent and are part of a separate synovial cavity (talocalcaneonavicular joint) to the posterior talocalcaneal articulation.
The posterior talocalcaneal articulation (posterior facet) in isolation comprises the anatomical subtalar joint.
References
- 1. Resnick D. Radiology of the Talocalcaneal Articulations. Anatomic Considerations and Arthrography. Radiology. 1974;111(3):581-6. doi:10.1148/111.3.581 - Pubmed
- 2. Wagner U, Sangeorzan B, Harrington R, Tencer A. Contact Characteristics of the Subtalar Joint: Load Distribution Between the Anterior and Posterior Facets. J Orthop Res. 1992;10(4):535-43. doi:10.1002/jor.1100100408 - Pubmed
- 3. Linklater J, Hayter C, Vu D, Tse K. Anatomy of the Subtalar Joint and Imaging of Talo-Calcaneal Coalition. Skeletal Radiol. 2008;38(5):437-49. doi:10.1007/s00256-008-0615-4 - Pubmed
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