Intertarsal joints

Intertarsal joints
Oblique section of left intertarsal and tarsometatarsal joints, showing the synovial cavities.
Bones of the right foot. Dorsal surface.
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Identifiers
Latin	Articulationes intertarseae
MeSH	A02.835.583.378.831
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The intertarsal joint are the joints of the tarsal bones in the foot. There are seven specific inter tarsal joints (articulations) in the human foot:

Joints and ligaments of the human leg

Hip

Knee

Tibiofemoral	Capsule Anterior meniscofemoral ligament Posterior meniscofemoral ligament extracapsular: popliteal oblique arcuate collateral medial/tibial fibular/lateral intracapsular: cruciate anterior posterior menisci medial lateral transverse anterolateral

Patellofemoral	Patellar ligament Infrapatellar fat pad

Tibiofibular

Superior tibiofibular	anterior of the head of the fibula posterior of the head of the fibula

Inferior tibiofibular	Anterior tibiofibular Posterior tibiofibular Interosseous membrane of leg

Foot

Talocrural and ankle

medial: medial of talocrural joint/deltoid
lateral: lateral collateral of ankle joint

Subtalar/talocalcaneal

Transverse tarsal

Talocalcaneonavicular	dorsal talonavicular plantar calcaneonavicular/spring bifurcated (calcaneonavicular)

Calcaneocuboid	dorsal calcaneocuboid long plantar plantar calcaneocuboid bifurcated (calcaneocuboid)

Distal intertarsal

Cuneonavicular	plantar dorsal

Cuboideonavicular	plantar dorsal

Intercuneiform	plantar dorsal interosseous

Other

Tarsometatarsal/Lisfranc	plantar dorsal

Intermetatarsal/metatarsal	plantar dorsal interosseous superficial transverse deep transverse

Metatarsophalangeal	plantar collateral

Interphalangeal	plantar collateral

Arches

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