Cuneonavicular Joint

Description

Cuneonavicular joint

The cuneonavicular joint is labeled in addition to the Chopart Joint, Lisfranc Joint and many more joints of the foot

Alternative Names

• Cuneonavicular Joint
• Cuneonavicular Joints
• Naviculocuneiform Joints
• Cuneiform-Navicular Joints
• Naviculocuneiform Articulations
• Articulationes Cuneonaviculares (Latin)

General

• Cuneonavicular Joint connects the navicular with the 3 cuneiform bones
• Plays a pivotal role in maintaining body balance, facilitating locomotion

Movement

• Joint displays slight gliding and rotatory movements
• Mobility depends on interaction of fibularis longus and fibularis brevis, tibialis anterior and tibialis posterior
• The stretched flexors and extensors in the toes also contribute to movement

Ligaments

• Dorsal and plantar ligament: contribute to 3 transverse bands stretched across the medial, lateral cuneiform and cuboid
• Interosseous ligaments: found in the non-articular regions

Vascular Supply

• Branches of
  • Dorsalis Pedis Artery
  • Posterior Tibial Artery

Innervation

• Branches of
  • Deep Fibular Nerve
  • Medial Plantar Nerve
  • Lateral Plantar Nerve

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Clinical Significance

• Needs to be updated

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See Also

• Foot Pain Main
• Physical Exam Foot
• Foot Anatomy Main

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