Description
The transverse tarsal joint is a compound joint and is formed by two separate joints, the talonavicular part of the talocalcaneonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints. Since these joints are aligned transversely, it can be transected during surgical amputation of the foot. This joint allows the mid- and forefoot to rotate on the hindfoot, therefore, amplifying inversion and eversion movements occurring at the subtalar joint (Moore, Dalley and Agur, 2013).
References
Moore, K. L., Dalley, A. F. and Agur, A. M. R. (2013) Clinically Oriented Anatomy. Clinically Oriented Anatomy 7th edn.: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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Tarsal Joint
The Chopart joint (transverse tarsal joint) is a biomechanically intricate unit made up of the anterior subtalar joint (talocalcaneonavicular joint) and the calcaneocuboid joint and cubonavicular joint.
