Posterior talofibular ligament
| Ligament: Posterior talofibular ligament | ||
|---|---|---|
| The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect. (Post. talofibular lig. labeled at center left.) | ||
| Lateral view of the human ankle. (Posterior talofibular ligament labeled at bottom left.) | ||
| Latin | ligamentum talofibulare posterius | |
| Gray's | subject #95 351 | |
| From | talus bone | |
| To | fibula (lateral malleolus) | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12493261 | |
The posterior talofibular ligament, runs almost horizontally from the depression at the medial and back part of the fibular malleolus to a prominent tubercle on the posterior surface of the talus immediately lateral to the groove for the tendon of the flexor hallucis longus.
External links
- Posterior+talofibular+ligament at eMedicine Dictionary
- Norman/Georgetown lljoints (posterioranklejoint)
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.
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