Medial talocalcaneal ligament

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Ligament: Medial talocalcaneal ligament
Ligaments of the medial aspect of the foot.
Latin	ligamentum talocalcaneum mediale
Gray's	subject #96 353
From	talus
To	calcaneus
Dorlands/Elsevier	l_09/12493246

The medial talocalcaneal ligament (internal calcaneo-astragaloid ligament) connects the medial tubercle of the back of the talus with the back of the sustentaculum tali.

Its fibers blend with those of the plantar calcaneonavicular ligament.

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