- Neck of talus
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Neck of talus Left talus, from above. Latin collum tali Gray's subject #63 266 The neck of talus is directed forward and medialward, and comprises the constricted portion of the bone between the body and the oval head.
Its upper and medial surfaces are rough, for the attachment of ligaments; its lateral surface is concave and is continuous below with the deep groove for the interosseous talocalcaneal ligament.
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Bones of lower limbs (TA A02.5.04–18, GA 2.242–277) Femur head (fovea) · neck · greater trochanter (trochanteric fossa) · lesser trochanter · intertrochanteric line · intertrochanteric crest · quadrate tubercleadductor tubercle · patellar surface · epicondyles (lateral, medial) · condyles (lateral, medial) · intercondylar fossaCrus Otherpatella (apex of patella)Foot calcaneus (sustentaculum tali, trochlear process) · talus (body, neck, head) · navicular · cuboid · cuneiform (medial, intermediate, lateral)OtherCategories:- Bones of the lower limb
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