0 relating to the tarsus (= the seven bones that form the ankle joint) and the metatarsus (= the middle part of the foot between the ankle and toes): --
tarsometatarsal injuries
The tarsometatarsal articulation reaches the eye, or between the eye and the tip of the snout.
The tarsometatarsal articulation reaches the tympanum or the hinder border of the eye.
If, however, it enters the tarsometatarsal joint, then it is an avulsion fracture caused by pull from the peroneus brevis.
There are several ways and extents in which the tarsometatarsal fusion is accomplished throughout bird evolution.
This technique is not absolutely specific, as the distal pouches of the tarsometatarsal joint are immediately adjacent to the suspensory ligament.
The two longitudinal arches serve as pillars for the transverse arch which run obliquely across the tarsometatarsal joints.
