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  2. Arches of the foot - Wikipedia

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    The anatomy and shape of a person's longitudinal and transverse arch can dictate the types of injuries to which that person is susceptible. The height of a person's arch is determined by the height of the navicular bone. Collapse of the longitudinal arches results in what is known as flat feet. [5]

  3. Tibialis anterior muscle - Wikipedia

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    The muscle helps maintain the medial longitudinal arch of the foot. [2] It draws up and holds the toe in a locked position. The tibialis anterior aids in any activity that requires moving the leg or keeping the leg vertical.

  4. Foot - Wikipedia

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    The slight mobility of these arches when weight is applied to and removed from the foot makes walking and running more economical in terms of energy. As can be examined in a footprint, the medial longitudinal arch curves above the ground. This arch stretches from the heel bone over the "keystone" ankle bone to the three medial metatarsals.

  5. Posterior compartment of leg - Wikipedia

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    Posterior aspect of head and superior quarter of posterior surface of fibula; soleal line and middle third of medial border of tibia; and tendinous arch extending between the bony attachments Plantarflexes ankle independent of position of knee; steadies leg on foot

  6. Navicular bone - Wikipedia

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    The navicular bone in humans is located on the medial side of the foot, and articulates proximally with the talus, distally with the three cuneiform bones, and laterally with the cuboid. It is the last of the foot bones to start ossification and does not tend to do so until the end of the third year in girls and the beginning of the fourth year ...

  7. Plantar fascia - Wikipedia

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    LP, lateral part; CP, central part; MP, medial part; L, length; W, width. Five central part plantar aponeurosis bundles. The plantar fascia is the thick central portion of the fascia investing the plantar muscles. It extends between the medial process of the tuber calcanei [1] and the proximal phalanges of [citation needed] the toes. It ...

  8. List of skeletal muscles of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Lower limb, Thigh/Hip, Medial compartment (adductor muscles) inferior pubic ramus [12] tibia (pes anserinus) obturator artery: anterior branch of obturator nerve [12] adducts hip, flexes hip, medially rotates knee [12] gluteus medius, gluteus minimus: 2 1 pectineus: Lower limb, Thigh/Hip, Medial compartment (adductor muscles) superior pubic ...

  9. Pes cavus - Wikipedia

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    Pes cavus, also known as high arch, is an orthopedic condition that presents as a hollow arch underneath the foot with a pronounced high ridge at the top when weight bearing. This foot type is typically characterized with cavus—the elevation of the longitudinal plantar arch (e.g., the bottom arch of a foot), plantar flexion of the foot ...