Posterior ligament of the lateral malleolus
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| Ligament: Posterior ligament of the lateral malleolus | ||
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| The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect. (Post. lat. malleol. lig. labeled at center left.) | ||
| Latin | ligamentum tibiofibulare posterius, ligamentum malleoli lateralis posterius | |
| Gray's | subject #94 348 | |
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| Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12493388 | |
The posterior ligament of the lateral malleolus (posterior tibiofibular ligament, posterior inferior ligament). It is smaller than the anterior ligament of the lateral malleolus and is disposed in a similar manner on the posterior surface of the syndesmosis.
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