Arch of the Foot

The human foot is the most important element of the musculoskeletal system of the human body. If you looked at the foot just a few decades ago, you would have seen a heavy, lumbering mass of bony protrusions, muscles and tendons. The latter were absolutely useless for humans; their main task lay in the distribution of body weight between several

The arch of the foot is one of the two convexities of the arch of the hindfoot, formed by the longitudinal arches of the foot (in the lower parts), the outer arches and the inner arches of the foot.

It has the shape of a truncated pyramid. The front part, in relation to the central axis, faces upward. The back part is expanded outward due to the outer arch of the foot. At the apex there are two almost parallel points. Behind them there is a noticeable cut leading through the lower surface to the front part of the side wall, which limits the outer longitudinal arch below.

The arches of the foot are very diverse, so the term often refers to the predominant shape of the arch, other than flat. Arches can be flat, concave or convex. Flat arches provide good shock absorption for steps, usually found in children and adolescents, as the foot is still developing.