This results in a dorsiflexion of the foot (foot angles towards the shin, big toe curls up).
It is characterized by inability or impaired ability to raise the toes or raise the foot from the ankle (dorsiflexion).
The subtalar joint contributes to 10% of dorsiflexion of the ankle.
Its action is that of weak dorsiflexion of the ankle joint and to evert the foot at the ankle joint.
On clinical examination, there can be warmth and swelling over the fracture area, as well as pain on bending the foot upwards (dorsiflexion).
Functionally, the muscles of the leg are either extensors, responsible for the dorsiflexion of the foot, or flexors, responsible for the plantar flexion.
The bony architecture of the ankle joint is most stable in dorsiflexion.
Pronation of the foot is a compound movement that combines abduction, eversion, and dorsiflexion.
