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What does tarsometatarsal mean?

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Adjective
  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the tarsus and metatarsus.
  2. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the tarsometatarsus.
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The tarsometatarsal joint is the most common site for arthropathy, with initial involvement usually occurring on the medial column of the foot.
All control specimens were obtained from healthy young adults who met the same exclusion criteria undergoing first tarsometatarsal arthrodesis for distal hallux deformity via Lapidus fusion.
A rigid abnormality was caused by subluxation of the tarsometatarsal joint with subluxation of the metatarsals.
Modifications of the tarsometatarsal joints point to habitual use of a kneeling posture in which the feet were supported on the dorsiflexed toes.
It will be seen that the axis passes vertically through the body and ends in the foot in an area which is just anterior to the tarsometatarsal joints.
Comparison of the clinical mobility test of the first tarsometatarsal joint with Doppler Imaging of Vibrations measurement of the stiffness of this joint in hallux valgus patients.

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