A 32-year-old man is admitted to the emergency department after an injury to his foot while playing football with his college friends. An MRI examination reveals multiple tendinous tears. Which of the following bones is associated with the muscle tears?
(c) Source: GAS 601, 603, 604, 607, 608; GA 7, 273, 310-312, 314The bone to which the injured ligament attaches is the calcaneus. The navicular bone, located medially in the foot, articulates posteriorly with the head of the talus and anteriorly with the cuneiform bones. The cuboid bone of the lateral longitudinal arch articulates posteriorly with the calcaneus. The talus articulates with the tibia and fibula in the ankle joint mortise.
Navicular
Cuboid
Calcaneus
Sustentaculum tali
Lower Extremity