Joints of the foot and ankle

JOINT	STRUCTURE	AXIS	MOTION	CLOSE-PACKED POSITION
Ankle (Talocrural) (Mortise)	uniaxial	lateral	dorsiflexion/ plantar flexion	dorsiflexion
Subtalar (Talocalcaneal)	uniaxial	oblique	pronation/supination	supination
Midtarsal Transverse Tarsal (Chopart)	uniaxial	2 shifting axes oblique longitudinal	pronation/supination
Tarso-metatarsal	gliding joints
Metatarso-phalangeal	biaxial (condylar)	lateral A-P	flexion/extension abduction/adduction
Interphalangeal	uniaxial	lateral	flexion/extension

Last updated 7-7-99 Dave Thompson PT
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