Abducted Calcaneus LOC is?

• A. L-M
• B. M-L
• C. A-P
• D. P-A

Answer: (A)

Abduction moves a structure away from the midline, which occurs around a line that runs side-to-side across the body—the mediolateral axis. So, when the calcaneus abducts, its rotation is about that mediolateral axis (left-to-right across the foot). In the options, this corresponds to the mediolateral direction described as left-to-right across the foot. The anterior-posterior axis handles movements in a different plane (inversion/eversion tendencies), not the pure abduction of the calcaneus. Therefore the abducted calcaneus aligns with the mediolateral axis.