I 1 1 1 JOINT* LIGAM] 





The interosseous membratu I the in-.' 



( losely and extends between the inti 

 oblique fibers, the majority of which run d Lrd froi 



pursue a course at right angles to thi Its 



the pa »f bloi id-vessels. 



The tibiofibular I 



notch of tlu- tibia, which is not m\ thi 



malleolus. It is formed b , rich in el 



nil nts of the external malleolus (tibiofibular ligament 

 upon the anterior and j faces of th< 



downward from the tibia to the fibula and are mad. when the 



articular surf thetaluf into the artii 



lower ends of the tit>ia and fibula ma; 

 this is, ho ally the only movement between the tibia and fibu 



THE JOINTS AND LIGAMENTS OF THE FOOT. 



The joints and ligaments of the foot will 

 of thi ral joints. 



THE JOINTS OF THE FOOT. 



Tlu- joim- between the tal tragalus) and the »f the leg and 



vidua! bones of the foot may be divided into the followinj 



i. The Articulation tfu Talus .1 tra . which in 



(the ankle-joint . the tola .7 articulation, the tah 



call . ilation, 



rhe Tarsal '■ 



I ! .« rsal articulations th< 



The tarsometatarsal joints (the 



rh< 



tion 



The ankle-joint or talocrural a 



lus and tin- two ' »f the leg. rhe articulatin 



the one hand, and the inferior articulai 

 internal and external malleoli upon theoth 



The articular capsule, which surrounds the cartila 



k oi the astragalus, is thin; its anterior and t hule 



the posterior portion is roomy and relax 



From its fui tioi lance wil 



joint, the socket of which, howe> .-.d the fibula 



does n-n absolutely preclude . be accommodated by a 



