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Calcaneocuboid joint
The calcaneocuboid joint (Latin: articulatio calcaneocuboidea) is a synovial saddle type articulation between the tarsal bones of the foot. This joint is located between the calcaneus and cuboid bone.
![Calcaneocuboid joint, Tarsals, Cuboid, Calcaneus, Human foot, Foot skeleton, Foot bones, Lateral view](https://anatomy.net/uploads/1188baae-04f7-4041-9205-e24f6a032590.jpg?width=1200)
![Calcaneocuboid joint, Tarsals, Tarsals colored, Cuboid, Calcaneus, Human foot, Foot skeleton, Foot bones, Lateral view](https://anatomy.net/uploads/9eadfaf7-a254-46af-8631-1861d1d0685c.jpg?width=1200)
Articulating structures of calcaneocuboid joint
The articular surfaces of the calcaneocuboid joint include the following:
- Anterior articular surface of the calcaneus
- Posterior articular surface of the cuboid bone
![Calcaneocuboid joint, Tarsals, Cuboid, Calcaneus, Articulating structures, Human foot, Foot skeleton, Foot bones, Lateral view](https://anatomy.net/uploads/4b9dc9b9-5947-41e2-b7bf-a158f650ad5a.jpg?width=1200)
Joint capsule and ligaments
The calcaneocuboid joint is embraced by a fibrous joint capsule that posteriorly is thickened as the dorsal calcaneocuboid ligament. This joint is strengthened by three following ligaments:
- Calcaneocuboid part of the bifurcate ligament - bifurcate ligament is a strong Y-shaped band that is attached to the calcaneus and distally divides into calcaneocuboid and calcaneonavicular parts; the calcaneocuboid part attaches to the cuboid bone;
- Dorsal calcaneocuboid ligament - attaches to the calcaneus; located lateral to the bifurcate ligament, and extends to the dorsolateral side of the cuboid bone;
- Long plantar ligament - the longest ligament of the foot; it is attached to the calcaneus and extends to the plantar surface of the second to fifth metatarsal bones;
- Plantar calcaneocuboid ligament (short plantar ligament) - a short, wide band that extends from the anterior calcaneal tubercle to the plantar surface of the cuboid bone.
![Calcaneocuboid joint, Tarsals, Cuboid, Calcaneus, Ligaments, Human foot, Foot skeleton, Foot bones, Lateral view](https://anatomy.net/uploads/9b01ae4f-50ba-45ed-9f8d-9f775ac167db.jpg?width=1200)
![Calcaneocuboid joint, Tarsals, Cuboid, Calcaneus, Ligaments, Human foot, Foot skeleton, Foot bones, Plantar view](https://anatomy.net/uploads/dbd45780-03a4-435d-8d49-0a3f718fa22f.jpg?width=1200)
Movements of calcaneocuboid joint
The calcaneocuboid joint allows only limited and small amplitude movements. They include the gliding and rotational motions between the calcaneus and cuboid bone.