Transverse tarsal joint

Transverse tarsal joint
Line through transverse tarsal joint
Details
Identifiers
Latin	articulatio tarsi transversa
TA	A03.6.10.201
FMA	35201
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The transverse tarsal joint or midtarsal joint or Chopart's joint is formed by the articulation of the calcaneus with the cuboid (the calcaneocuboid joint), and the articulation of the talus with the navicular (the talocalcaneonavicular joint).

The movement which takes place in this joint is more extensive than that in the other tarsal joints, and consists of a sort of rotation by means of which the foot may be slightly flexed or extended, the sole being at the same time carried medially (inverted) or laterally (everted).

The term Chopart's joint is named after the French surgeon François Chopart.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

Diagram at ouhsc.edu

Joints and ligaments of the human leg

Hip

Knee

Tibiofemoral	Capsule Anterior meniscofemoral ligament Posterior meniscofemoral ligament extracapsular: popliteal oblique arcuate collateral medial/tibial fibular/lateral intracapsular: cruciate anterior posterior menisci medial lateral transverse anterolateral

Patellofemoral	Patellar ligament Infrapatellar fat pad

Tibiofibular

Superior tibiofibular	anterior of the head of the fibula posterior of the head of the fibula

Inferior tibiofibular	Anterior tibiofibular Posterior tibiofibular Interosseous membrane of leg

Foot

Talocrural and ankle

medial: medial of talocrural joint/deltoid
lateral: lateral collateral of ankle joint

Subtalar/talocalcaneal

Transverse tarsal

Talocalcaneonavicular	dorsal talonavicular plantar calcaneonavicular/spring bifurcated (calcaneonavicular)

Calcaneocuboid	dorsal calcaneocuboid long plantar plantar calcaneocuboid bifurcated (calcaneocuboid)

Distal intertarsal

Cuneonavicular	plantar dorsal

Cuboideonavicular	plantar dorsal

Intercuneiform	plantar dorsal interosseous

Other

Tarsometatarsal/Lisfranc	plantar dorsal

Intermetatarsal/metatarsal	plantar dorsal interosseous superficial transverse deep transverse

Metatarsophalangeal	plantar collateral

Interphalangeal	plantar collateral

Arches

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