I.C.1 Leg & Foot: Leg, Ankle, & Foot Bones

I.C.1 Leg & Foot: Leg, Ankle, & Foot Bones: Page 3 of 3

A 50 y.o. man is cleaning leaves out of his gutter, when the ladder slips out from under him. He falls vertically 8 feet and lands flat on his right foot.

It is very painful to walk and his wife insist that he go to the emergency room. He is seen by an orthopedic surgeon, who orders a CT scan of both feet.

This picture is a 3D rendering of the CT scan of his right foot:
$Foot fracture$

	What bone appears to be fractured?
The calcaneous
	Can you see anything in the Tarsal tunnel?
Tendons from the flexor hallicus longus and flexor digitorum longus. See MSS Leg & Foot: Posterior Leg & Plantar Foot.