A morphological and morphometric study of human calcanei and their articular facets
Journal Title: Annals of Geriatric Education and Medical Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction Calcaneum is the longest strongest and biggest of all the tarsal bones of the proximal row Anterior and posterior articulations between the calcaneus and talus form a functional unit termed the talocalcaneal or subtalar joint Talocalcaneal joint maintains eversion and inversion of the foot Differences with respect to race as well as individual characteristics suggest that the articular facets play a key role in both static and dynamic kinetics of the foot and ankleMaterials and Methods The present study was carried out with 50 calcanei 25 bones of right side and 25 bones of left side of unknown sex which were obtained from the Department of Anatomy Government Medical College Amritsar Any calcaneum looking pathological on general examination was discarded from the study All the parameters were taken by using standard digital vernier calliper which is capable of measuring to the nearest of 001mmAim The study seeks to observe the variations in the morphology and morphometry of the talar articular facets on the superior surface of dry calcaneal bones of adult humanResults Type I Fused anterior and middle talar facet with a separate posterior facet in 33 cases 66 Rt 18 cases nbsp 36 Lt 15 cases 30 Type II Separate anterior and middle talar facet in 10 cases 20 Rt 5 cases 10 Lt 5 cases 10 with a separate posterior talar facet Type III Absence of anterior articular facet in 2 cases 4 Rt 1 case 2 Lt 1 case 2 and Type IV All the three facets ie anterior middle and posterior facets were seen on the superior surface of the calcaneus butnbsp anterior and middle facets incompletely separated from each other in 5 cases 10 Rt 1 cases 2 Lt 4 cases 8Conclusion The individual and racial differences of the anatomic construction of calcaneal talar articular facets influence the static and kinetic dynamics of footKeywords Calcaneum Talar articular facets Subtalar joint
Authors and Affiliations
Vijay Laxmi, Ritu Mehra, Ravikant Sharma, N. S. Neki, Jaswinder Singh
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