arches of the foot

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deep plantar (arterial) arch

the arterial arch formed by the lateral plantar artery running across the bases of the metatarsal bones and anastomosing with the dorsalis pedis artery via the deep plantar artery;

Synonym(s): arcus plantaris profundus [TA]

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Richardson says that this kind of extreme stretching places undue stress on the bony arches of the foot and can lead to injury.