San Luis Podiatry Group

Patient Education

Foot and Ankle Anatomy

Foot and Ankle Pathologies
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Pedorthics
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Surgical Foot and Ankle Care
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Orthotics
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- Overview
- Shoe Selection
Biomechanics
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- Overview
Diabetes
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- The Diabetic Foot
Stretching Techniques
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- Overview
FSCAN Technology
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Foot and Ankle Anatomy

Forefoot: The forefoot includes the toes and metatarsals and is important that it provides the ground contact area of the ball of the foot. It consists of most of the bony architecture of the foot including the 14-15 phalanges to the toes, five metatarsal bones and the two sesamoid bones of the big toe joint.

Midfoot: The midfoot is the intersection between the forefoot and rearfoot. It’s anatomic location is at the peak or highest part of the arch and has important joints connecting it to the forefoot and the rearfoot region. It Consists of five bones including three cuneiform bones, navicular and cuboid.

Rearfoot: The rearfoot connects to the midfoot and to the ankle and provides the ground contact area of the heel region of the foot. It consists of the bony architecture of the calcaneus and talus.

Ankle: The ankle connects the rearfoot with the lower leg. It’s bony architecture consists of the talus and the tibia and fibula.

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