Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The distal phalanges (foot) are located at the end of each toe. Three phalangeal bones make up each digit, articulating with each other at bending joints. The distal phalanges come at...
Application of a gentle axial loading force distal to the injury (i.e., compressing the distal phalanx toward the foot) may distinguish contusions from fractures.
The proximal phalanx is the toe bone that is closest to the metatarsals. Because it is the longest of the toe bones, it is the most likely to fracture. A fractured toe may become swollen, tender, and discolored.
Digit bones or phalanges (singular: phalanx) are elongated, tubular bones situated in the toe area of the foot, comprising the forefoot. They are similar to the phalanges of the hand but notably shorter than those.
Distal: Most terminal of all, lying at the ends of the toes. The second to fifth toes bear all the three phalanges mentioned above, i.e., proximal, middle, and distal. In contrast, the great toe (hallux) only contains a proximal and distal phalanx.
Occasionally, there are only two phalanges in the little toe. The phalanges consist of a proximal base, a shaft and a distal head. This article will cover the anatomy of the phalanges of the foot, including muscle attachments, supply and ossification, followed by any relevant clinical pathology.
Phalanges – the bones of the toes. Each toe has three phalanges – proximal, intermediate, and distal (except the big toe, which only has two phalanges). The foot can also be divided up into three regions: (i) Hindfoot – talus and calcaneus; (ii) Midfoot – navicular, cuboid, and cuneiforms; and (iii) Forefoot – metatarsals and phalanges.
Anatomy. The first toe has only two phalanges; the second through the fifth toes generally have three, but the fifth toe sometimes can have only two (Figure 1). Flexor and extensor ten-dons...
The distal phalanx of great toe (hallux or first toe) is one of the fourteen phalangeal bones of the foot. It is classified as a long bone and includes the following bony features: - parts: head, body, and base; - landmarks: Tuberosity and articular facet.
The distal phalanges (ungual phalanges), in form, resemble those of the fingers; but they are smaller and are flattened from above downward; each presents a broad base for articulation with the corresponding bone of the second row, and an expanded distal extremity for the support of the nail and end of the toe.