Anatom3DAnterior tarsal tendon sheaths
Vaginae tendinum tarsales anteriores · Přední šlachové pochvy nártu
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
The lubricated sleeves of the three tendons crossing the front of the ankle under the retaining bands.
What it does
Let the tendons that lift the foot and toes glide.
Keeping it well
Tight laces or boots can irritate them, causing pain on the front of the ankle.
Its parts
Related conditions
- Buerger's disease (thromboangiitis obliterans)
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Clubfoot (talipes equinovarus)
- Flat feet (pes planus)
- Ganglion cyst
- Gout
- Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
- Hammer toe and claw toe
- Lyme disease
- Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)
- Lymphoedema
- Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
- Morton's neuroma
- Osteoarthritis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Restless legs syndrome
- Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder
- Varicose veins
- Venomous snakebite