1. Anatomy of the foot
• foot consists of 28 bones. These are :
calcaneus
talus
medial cuneiform
intermediate cuneiform
lateral cuneiform
cuboid
Navicular
• 5 metatarsal bones (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
from great toe to little toe respectively)

2. • 5 proximal phalanges (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
from great toe to little toe respectively)
• 4 middle phalanges (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th from
second toe to little toe respectively)
• 5 distal phalanges (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th from
great toe to little toe respectively)
• 2 sesamoid bones below the 1st metacarpal
head

3. •Talus is a bone in a tarsus of the foot that forms
the lower part of the ankle joint.
•Articulate with medial and lateral malleoli of the
two bones of the lower leg, tibia and fibula.
•Articulates with calcaneus (below) and navicular
(front)
•Through this articulations, it transmit the entire
weight of the body to the foot.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talus_bone)

4. different parts of the talus fracture:
• Neck (90%)
• body
• head
• process