Inversion (kinesiology)

Inversion (kinesiology)

Inversion is the movement of the sole towards the median plane (as when an ankle is twisted).

Tibialis anterior and tibialis posterior invert. [ [http://www.gla.ac.uk/ibls/fab/tutorial/anatomy/jiet.html University of Glasgow :: Biomedical & Life Sciences :: Biomedical & Life Sciences ] ] Some sources also state that the triceps surae and extensor hallucis longus invert. [cite book |author=Kyung Won, PhD. Chung |title=Gross Anatomy (Board Review) |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |location=Hagerstown, MD |year=2005 |pages=123 |isbn=0-7817-5309-0 |oclc= |doi=]

It occurs at the subtalar joint. [ [http://www.upstate.edu/cdb/grossanat/limbs9.shtml Gross Anatomy: Functional Anatomy Of The Ankle And Foot ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.octc.kctcs.edu/gcaplan/anat/Notes/Image577.gifDiagram at kctcs.edu]
* [http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Foot.html#anchor821475 Overview at exrx.net]
* http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_16/16-5.HTM


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