Foot Surface Anatomy
Bony Palpation
Medial Aspect
Sustentaculum Tali
Navicular Tubercle
First Metatarsalphalangeal Joint
Bony Palpation
Lateral Aspect
Lateral Calcaneous
Lateral Malleolus
Peroneal Tubercle
Styloid Process (base of 5th metatarsal)
Fifth Metatarsalphalangeal Joint
Bony Palpation
Dorsal Aspect
2nd, 3rd, 4th Metatarsals
2nd, 3rd, 4th Metatarsalphalangeal Joint
2nd, 3rd Cuneiform
Bony Palpation
Plantar Aspect
Medial Calcaneal Tubercle
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
Soft Tissue Palpation
Lateral and Dorsal Aspects
Peroneus Longus tendon (green) Peroneus Brevis tendon (red)Peroneus Tertius tendon (blue)
Extensor Hallucis Longus tendon
Extensor Digitorum Longus tendon
Extensor Digitorum Brevis tendon
Tibialis Anterior tendon
Tibialis Anterior tendon
Dorsalis Pedis Pulse
Tap or Percussion Test
Distraction of Longitudinal Arch