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Fig. 3

From: The tibialis posterior tendon footprint: an anatomical dissection study

Fig. 3

Step by step TPT footprint dissection. Figure 3a depicts the deflected and tensioned tibialis posterior tendon (TPT). Between the medial malleolus (MM) and the sustentaculum tali calcanei (STC) the tendon sheath of the TPT can be identified. b The first TPT insertion is located at the plantar aspect of the navicular bone (Nav). The tendon is cut from the bone and the footprint is marked with green ink. The next attachment of the TPT is found at the medial cuneiform bone (CM). c Another slip of the tendon dives deeper and laterally into the plantar tarsometatarsal region. The TPT is held under tension and all bony footprints are dissected and marked (green). MT1 = first metatarsal, MT5 = fifth metatarsal d All footprints at the plantar aspect of the foot are outlined: the navicular bone, the medial, intermediate and lateral cuneiform bone, the cuboid (Cub), the second and fourth metatarsal. M = medial; P = proximal; L = lateral; D = distal

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