Talus Bone

Authors

Affiliations

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

The lateral talar surface provides an adjusting vertical surface for the fibula as it externally rotates with dorsiflexion and internally rotates with plantarflexion¹.

Palpation

“The talus can be located by moving from the distal aspect of the medial malleolus along a line joining the navicular tuberosity. It can be more easily located by everting and inverting the foot. Eversion causes the talar head to become more prominent while inversion causes the head to be less visible.”²

Dysfunction

At end range dorsiflexion, the talar neck contacts the anterior margin of the tibial surface¹. Forceful dorsiflexion

References

Jones B. B Project Foundations. b Project; 2025.

Dutton M. Dutton’s Orthopaedic Examination, Evaluation, and Intervention. 5th ed. McGraw Hill Education; 2020.

Citation

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Yomogida N, Kerstein C. Talus Bone. https://yomokerst.com/The Archive/Anatomy/Bones/Lower Extremity Bones/talus_bone.html