Head of the talus

Study entry

Description

Anterior part of the talus, rounded, facing forward and inward.

Relations

It rests on the plantar calcaneonavicular ligament, stretched between the sustentaculum tali and the navicular.

Palpation

Between the sustentaculum tali and the tuberosity of the navicular; in front of the medial malleolus with the foot everted.

Source: cap. 7, «Huesos del miembro inferior: huesos del pie: tarso» y «Anatomía de superficie»

Other structures in this region

• Ilium
• Ischium
• Pubis
• Ala of the ilium
• Anterior superior iliac spine
• Anterior inferior iliac spine
• Posterior superior iliac spine
• Posterior inferior iliac spine