ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -There are 7 tarsal bones, 5 metatarsal bones and 14 phalanges. Anatomically the foot can be divided into the forefoot (metatarsals and phalanges), the midfoot (cuboid, navicular and cuneiforms) and the hindfoot (calcaneus and talus).

Detailed explanation-2: -The tarsal bones are 7 in number. They are named the calcaneus, talus, cuboid, navicular, and the medial, middle, and lateral cuneiforms.

Detailed explanation-3: -The tarsal bones are arranged from proximal to distal into 3 rows: Proximal (crural) row: composed by tibial tarsal bone (talus) and fibular tarsal bone (calcaneus). It articulates with the tibia to form the tarsocrural joint. Middle (intermetatarsal) row: composed only by the central tarsal bone (navicular bone).

Detailed explanation-4: -The first metatarsal bone is the bone in the foot just behind the big toe. The first metatarsal bone is the shortest of the metatarsal bones and by far the thickest and strongest of them. The first metatarsal.

Detailed explanation-5: -The five metatarsal bones are numbered from one through five, medially to laterally, starting at the hallux (great toe). Each of the metatarsal bones articulates proximally with a tarsal bone and distally to one of the five phalanges of the foot, making the metatarsophalangeal (TMP) joint.