

The hindfoot is composed of the talus (or ankle bone) and the calcaneus (or heel bone).

The foot can be subdivided into the hindfoot, the midfoot, and the forefoot: An anthropometric study of 1197 North American adult Caucasian males (mean age 35.5 years) found that a man's foot length was 26.3 cm with a standard deviation of 1.2 cm. The joints of the foot are the ankle and subtalar joint and the interphalangeal joints of the foot. The human foot is a strong and complex mechanical structure containing 26 bones, 33 joints (20 of which are actively articulated), and more than a hundred muscles, tendons, and ligaments. A woman's foot, decorated with nail polish and henna, and wearing a metti ( toe ring) on the second toe, for her wedding
