Calcaneofibular ligament
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Ligament: Calcaneofibular ligament | ||
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The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect. (Label for Calcaneofibular ligament is at bottom left.) | ||
Latin | ligamentum calcaneofibulare | |
Gray's | subject #95 351 |
The calcaneofibular ligament is a narrow, rounded cord, running from the apex of the fibular malleolus downward and slightly backward to a tubercle on the lateral surface of the calcaneus.
It is covered by the tendons of the Peronæi longus and brevis.
[edit] External links
- Duke Orthopedics calcaneofibular_ligament
- eMedicine sports/14 -- Calcaneofibular ligament injury
- Norman/Georgetown lljoints
- SUNY Figs 17:10-05
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