The transverse tarsal joint or midtarsal joint or Chopart's joint is formed by the articulation of the
calcaneus
In humans and many other primates, the calcaneus (; from the Latin ''calcaneus'' or ''calcaneum'', meaning heel; : calcanei or calcanea) or heel bone is a bone of the Tarsus (skeleton), tarsus of the foot which constitutes the heel. In some other ...
with the
cuboid
In geometry, a cuboid is a hexahedron with quadrilateral faces, meaning it is a polyhedron with six Face (geometry), faces; it has eight Vertex (geometry), vertices and twelve Edge (geometry), edges. A ''rectangular cuboid'' (sometimes also calle ...
(the
calcaneocuboid joint
The calcaneocuboid joint is the joint between the calcaneus and the cuboid bone.
Structure
The calcaneocuboid joint is a type of saddle joint between the calcaneus and the cuboid bone.
Ligaments
There are five ligaments connecting the calcan ...
), and the articulation of the
talus with the
navicular
The navicular bone is a small bone found in the feet of most mammals.
Human anatomy
The navicular bone in humans is one of the tarsus (skeleton), tarsal bones, found in the foot. Its name derives from the human bone's resemblance to a small ...
(the
talocalcaneonavicular joint
The talocalcaneonavicular joint is a ball and socket joint in the foot; the rounded head of the talus is received into the concavity formed by the posterior surface of the navicular, the anterior articular surface of the calcaneus, and the upper ...
).
The movement which takes place in this joint is more extensive than that in the other tarsal joints, and consists of a sort of rotation by means of which the foot may be slightly flexed or extended, the sole being at the same time carried medially (inverted) or laterally (
everted).
The term ''Chopart's joint'' is named after the French
surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a medical doctor who performs surgery. Even though there are different traditions in different times and places, a modern surgeon is a licensed physician and received the same medical training as physicians before spec ...
François Chopart
François Chopart (20 October 1743 – 9 June 1795) was a French surgeon born in Paris.
He was trained in medicine at the Hôtel-Dieu, Pitié and the Bicêtre hospitals. In 1771 he became a professor of practical surgery at the '' École prat ...
.
References
Further reading
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External links
Diagram at ouhsc.edu
Joints
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