KINESIOL 4J03 Lecture Notes - Navicular Bone, Tubercle, Popliteal Fossa
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Palpate and draw the following blm on your partner. Medial aspect of the head of the. Move your partner"s ankle passively into. Inv and ev while plantarflexed (the head of the talus is most prominent when the ankle is pf and inv). The head of the talus moves opposite of the foot. Therefore if the foot in inverted, the head of the talus moves lateral. Draw the distal end of the head of the talus. Note: some feet have a prominent medial cuneiform. The tubercle of navicular should be approximately 1 finger distal to the head of the talus. A small shelf directly inferior to the meidal malleolous, way between the malleolous and the inferior calcaneous. It is easier to locate by palpating superior from the calcaneous. Locate the inferior aspect of the medial malleolous and move 1 finger lateral, then palpate in at a 45 angle. You may have to move slightly superior.