Espiral AtlasSustentaculum tali
sustentaculum tali
Study entry
Description
A shelf that leaves the upper margin of the medial surface of the calcaneus and supports the head of the talus.
Relations
One of the ends of the plantar calcaneonavicular ligament.
Palpation
The only part of the medial surface of the calcaneus that can be felt: a finger's breadth below the tip of the medial malleolus.
Source: cap. 7, «Huesos del miembro inferior: huesos del pie: tarso» y «Anatomía de superficie»