Cunningham's manual of practical anatomy

• Main Authors: Cunningham, D. J. 1850-1909 Daniel John (Author), Romanes, G. J. 1916- George John (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Oxford New York Oxford University Press ©1986
• Edition: FIFTEENTH EDITION
• Series: Oxford medical publications
• Subjects: Anatomy; Dissection
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 This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ...so as to expose the interior of the joint. The knife may also be carried round the lateral side of the lateral calcaneo-navicular ligament. A much better view of this ligament is thus obtained, although this dissection entails the division of the dorsal cubo-navicular ligament. The convex anterior articular surface of the navicular fits into a transversely concave socket, which is formed for it by the posterior surfaces of the three cuneiform bones, and often by a small facet on the medial surface of the cuboid as well. The articular surface of the navicular is divided by prominent ridges into areas or facets corresponding with the different parts of the socket in which it lies. The synovial stratum, which lines this joint, is prolonged forwards into the intercuneiform joints. Cubo-navicular and Cubo-cuneiform Articulations.--It has been noted that the anterior pillar of the longitudinal arch of the foot consists of a lateral and a medial column. The tarsal portions of these are connected together by the cubonavicular and the cubo-cuneiform articulations. It is only occasionally that the navicular touches and articulates directly with the medial surface of the cuboid. When it does so, the facet on the cuboid lies in series with the articular surfaces on the posterior ends of the cuneiform bones, and forms with them the socket for the anterior surface of the navicular. The ligaments which bind the navicular to the cuboid are disposed transversely, and consist of--(1) a series of short strong interosseous fibres which bind the opposed surfaces together; (2) a dorsal band; and (3) a plantar band. The dorsal band has previously been divided in exposing the interior of the cuneo-navicular joint and in defining the lateral calcaneonavicular...