The ankle joint allows up-and-down movement of the foot. The subtalar joint sits below the ankle joint, and allows side-to-side motion of the foot. The foot consists of thirty three bones, twenty six joints. The foot needs to be strong and stable to support us yet flexible to allow all sorts of complex movements with activities such as walking, running, jumping and kicking.
7 tarsal bone
5 metatarsal bone
14 phalange
3 bone fibula, tibia and talus
