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The Normal Foot and Ankle
The Normal Foot and Ankle
ver the years I have observed that the most important to concentrate on the correlation of gross
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FF Fibular (digital) fossa PR Phalangeal ridge
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CAe Great apophysis (anterior process of calcaneus) RTE Retrotrochlear eminence
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lTS Lateral trochlear surface (first metatarsal) rs Tibial sesamoid
MCjI First metatarsocuneiform joint UT Unqual tuberosity (tuft of distal phalanx)
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