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Foot Joints

Medical Definition:	The articulations extending from the ANKLE distally to the TOES. These include the ANKLE JOINT; TARSAL JOINTS; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; and TOE JOINT.
Guide Notes:	prefer specifics
Previously Indexed:	Tarsal Joints (1973-2002),specific foot joints (1976-2002)

Foot Joints Categories.

	Ankle Joint - The joint that is formed by the inferior articular and malleolar articular surfaces of the TIBIA; the malleolar articular surface of the FIBULA; and the medial malleolar, lateral malleolar, and superior surfaces of the TALUS.
	Metatarsophalangeal Joint - The articulation between a metatarsal bone (METATARSAL BONES) and a phalanx.
	Tarsal Joints - The articulations between the various TARSAL BONES. This does not include the ANKLE JOINT which consists of the articulations between the TIBIA, FIBULA, and TALUS.
	Toe Joint - The articulation between the head of one phalanx and the base of the one distal to it, in each toe.

Foot Joints Medical Definitions and Terms

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