ARTICULATIONS. 



longus tendon to the bases of the three outer metatarsals. The 

 deep set (short plantar ligament) is a broad and strong band 

 running from the under surface of the front end of the os calcis 

 to the under surface of the cuboid just behind its ridge. A 

 synovial membrane lines the capsule. [311] 



The transverse tarsal is a term sometimes applied to the as- 

 tragalo-scaphoid and calcaneo-cuboid joints, though they do 

 not communicate. The scaphoid and cuboid sometimes artic- 

 ulate directly (scapho-cuboid joint) through a prolongation from 

 the scapho-cuneiform and cubo-cuneiform series of joints. 

 They are always connected by the following accessory scapho- 

 cuboid ligaments, viz. : dorsal, short oblique fibres between the 

 dorsal surfaces of the cuboid and scaphoid ; plantar, transverse 

 fibres between their adjacent plantar surfaces; and interosse- 

 ous, fibres connecting their contiguous surfaces. [311] 



The scapho-cuneiform is between the scaphoid and the cunei- 

 form bones. The capsule is visible on all sides except toward 

 the cuboid, and consists of short bands. On the dorsal and 

 plantar aspects these form the dorsal and plantar scapho-cunei- 

 form ligaments; the former extend to the inner aspect. A 

 synovial membrane lines the capsule and sends prolongations 

 forward on each side of the middle cuneiform ; it communicates 

 often with the cubo-cuneiform joint, and always with the 

 scapho-cuboid joint when present. [312] 



The inter cuneiform are two joints between the adjacent con- 

 tiguous surfaces of the cuneiforms. The inter cuneiform liga- 

 ments are dorsal, transverse bands between the bones; and 

 interosseous, strong bands between their contiguous surfaces 

 which close the joint cavities below, and the outer one in front. 

 A synovial membrane, which is prolonged from the scapho- 

 cuneiform joint, lines them and is prolonged from the outer 

 one to the tarso-metatarsal joints. [312] 



The cubo-cuneiform is between the facets on the opposing 

 surfaces of the cuboid and external cuneiform. The cubo-cunei- 

 form ligaments are the dorsal, a flat band connecting the dorsal 



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