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Anterior Subtalar Arthroscopy

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The subtalar joint is made up of anterior and posterior articulations separated by the sinus tarsi and tarsal canal. The anterior subtalar joint, which is also known as the talocalcaneonavicular joint, which the talar head articulates with the socket composing of the calcaneonavicular (spring) ligament, the posterior facet of the navicular and the anterior and middle facets of the calcaneus. The posterior subtalar joint involves the concave posterior facet of the talus, which articulates with the convex posterior facet of calcaneus. These alternating convex and concave surfaces and strong ligaments give rise to a relatively stable subtalar joint as evidenced by relatively low rate of subtalar joint dislocation.

The corresponding author of Section 7.1 is Tun Hing Lui, e-mail: luithderek@yahoo.co.uk

The corresponding author of Section 7.2 is Tun Hing Lui, e-mail: luithderek@yahoo.co.uk

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China

    Diane Hei Yan Tai

  2. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    Tun Hing Lui

  3. Department of Orthopaedics, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China

    Tun Hing Lui

  4. Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology—Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen, China

    Tun Hing Lui

  5. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Tun Hing Lui

  6. Prince of Wales Hospital, Sha Tin, Hong Kong

    Sally H. S. Cheng

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Tai, D.H.Y., Lui, T.H., Cheng, S.H.S. (2019). Anterior Subtalar Arthroscopy. In: Lui, T. (eds) Arthroscopy and Endoscopy of the Foot and Ankle. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0429-3_7

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