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• Flat
  ...entire sole of the foot coming into complete or near-complete contact with the ground. ...psed. The term "pes planus" is derived from the Latin words 'pes' meaning 'foot' and 'planus' meaning 'flat'.
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• Arch of the foot
  == Arch of the Foot == ...m used in [[anatomy]] to describe the curved, bridge-like structure of the foot, which plays a crucial role in balance, weight distribution, and shock abso
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• Flatfoot
  ...entire sole of the foot coming into complete or near-complete contact with the ground. ...ning "foot". It has been in use since the early 19th century to describe a foot with a flattened arch.
  2 KB (244 words) - 04:15, 14 February 2024
• Midfoot
  ...Midfoot''' (pronounced: mid-foot) is a region in the central part of the [[foot]] that plays a crucial role in [[biomechanics]] and [[locomotion]]. ...t," meaning "foot." Thus, "Midfoot" literally translates to "middle of the foot."
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• Shoe insert
  ...ovide comfort, support, and correct any abnormalities or imbalances in the foot. ...scoh", while "insert" comes from the Latin "insertus", the past participle of "inserere" meaning "to put in".
  2 KB (252 words) - 17:57, 7 February 2024
• Digital arteries
  ...z/) are the arteries that supply blood to the fingers and toes (digits) of the human body. ...m the Latin word "digitus", meaning finger or toe, and "artery" comes from the Greek word "arteria", meaning windpipe or artery.
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• Flat feet
  ...etymology of the term "flat feet" is fairly straightforward, deriving from the English words "flat" and "feet". ...abetes]]. In some cases, flat feet may also be associated with problems of the [[ankle]] or [[knee]].
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• Pes planus
  ...entire sole of the foot coming into complete or near-complete contact with the ground. ...at". The term is often used in the medical field to describe the condition of having flat feet.
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• Feet
  ...for locomotion and balance. The foot is a complex structure that consists of 26 bones, 33 joints, and more than 100 muscles, tendons, and ligaments. The term "foot" comes from the Old English ''fōt'', from Proto-Germanic ''*fōts'', from Proto-Indo-Europ
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• Arch
  ...d in various parts of the human anatomy, such as the foot, the palate, and the aorta. === Foot Arch ===
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• Tarsals
  ...ted between the lower end of [[tibia]] and [[fibula]] of the lower leg and the [[metatarsus]]. ...ont of the navicular and are connected to the five metatarsal bones of the foot.
  1 KB (207 words) - 02:01, 5 February 2024
• Foot deformity
  == Foot Deformity == ...to various reasons. The term is derived from the Latin words 'pes' meaning foot and 'deformis' meaning misshapen or deformed.
  2 KB (294 words) - 23:44, 8 February 2024
• Plantar Fasciitis
  ...antar Fascia]], a thick band of tissue that runs across the bottom of your foot and connects your heel bone to your toes. ...r Fasciitis" is derived from the Latin "plantar" meaning "of the sole" and the Greek "fascia" meaning "band". "Itis" is a common suffix in medicine, deriv
  2 KB (232 words) - 23:26, 14 February 2024
• The Foot
  == Foot (fʊt) == ...vertebrates, including humans. It is the lower extremity of the leg below the ankle, on which a person stands or walks.
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• Charcot Marie Tooth disease
  ...disorders that affect the peripheral nerves, which are the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord. The disease is named after the three doctors who first identified it: Jean-Martin Charcot, Pierre Marie, a
  2 KB (276 words) - 06:26, 12 February 2024
• Jones fracture
  ...l]] of the foot, the long bone on the outside of the foot that connects to the smallest toe. ...obert Jones, a British orthopedic surgeon who first reported and described the injury in 1902.
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• Plantar fasciitis
  ...condition that causes pain in the heel of the foot due to inflammation of the [[plantar fascia]]. ...lantar fasciitis" comes from the Latin "plantar" meaning "of the sole" and the Greek "fascia" meaning "band" or "bundle", and "-itis" denoting inflammatio
  2 KB (300 words) - 11:39, 10 February 2024
• Evans technique
  ...''' (pronounced: E-vans Tek-neek) is a medical procedure used in the field of [[Orthopedics]]. It is a surgical technique used to treat [[flatfoot deform ...er, Dr. Llyod Evans, a renowned [[Orthopedic Surgeon]] who first described the procedure in 1975.
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• Flexor digitorum longus
  ...cated in the posterior compartment of the leg that helps in the flexion of the toes. ...es 'long'. Thus, the term essentially refers to the long muscle that bends the digits.
  2 KB (256 words) - 02:52, 12 February 2024
• Char
  ...p of inherited disorders that cause nerve damage. This damage is mostly in the arms and legs (peripheral nerves). Charcot-Marie-Tooth is also called '''he ...Jean-Martin Charcot and Pierre Marie of France, and Howard Henry Tooth of the United Kingdom.
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