Calcaneocuboid joint

The calcaneocuboid joint is the joint between the calcaneus and the cuboid bone.

Calcanecalcaneocuboidea
Ligaments of the medial aspect of the foot. (Calcaneocuboid labeled at bottom center.)
The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect. (Calcaneocuboid labeled at top, third from right.)
Identifiers
TAA03.6.10.204
FMA35207
Anatomical terminology

Ligaments

The ligaments connecting the calcaneus with the cuboid are five in number, viz., the articular capsule:

[1]

Movements

The calcaneocuboid joint is conventionally described as among the least mobile joints in the human foot. The articular surfaces of the two bones are relatively flat with some irregular undulations, which seem to suggest movement limited to a single rotation and some translation. However, the cuboid rotates as much as 25° about an oblique axis during inversion-eversion in a movement that could be called obvolution-involution. [2]

Notes

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 354 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. Gray's Anatomy (See infobox).
  2. Greiner & Ball 2008
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References
  • Greiner, Thomas M; Ball, Kevin A (2008). "The calcaneocuboid joint moves with three degrees of freedom". J Foot Ankle Res. 1 (Suppl 1). doi:10.1186/1757-1146-1-S1-O39. PMC 2562120.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • lljoints at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)


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