In many diseases of foot, such as the talocalcaneal artritis and coalition, intraarticular fractures and congenital dysmorphology, flatfood, valgus deformities, the size and shape of the bones, the relationships of the talus and calcaneus with each other and other bones of the foot must be considered for the internal and external fixation and surgical procedures. Type B calcaneus was defined as the most comman type in Turkish race and these results correlate with the ones which were performed on bones of American, Indian and African people, and it was uncorrelated with the results of the researches performed in Europe.

This study proves that the medial midline portal is the best portal for the anterior arthroscopic procedures.

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We believe that a detailed anatomic knowledge of the anterior tarsal tunnel and the deep peroneal nerve will be of help during surgical approaches to this area and the diagnosis of the problems related to the peripheral nerves on the dorsum of the foot.