Calcaneofibular ligament
| Calcaneofibular ligament | |
|---|---|
 The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect. (Label for Calcaneofibular ligament is at bottom left.) | |
 Lateral view of the human ankle | |
| Details | |
| Latin | ligamentum calcaneofibulare |
| From | calcaneus |
| To | fibula (lateral malleolus) |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.351 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | l_09/12491729 |
| TA | A03.6.10.011 |
| FMA | 44089 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The calcaneofibular ligament is a narrow, rounded cord, running from the tip of the lateral malleolus of the fibula downward and slightly backward to a tubercle on the lateral surface of the calcaneus. It is part of the lateral collateral ligament, which opposes the hyperinversion of the subtalar joint, as in an ankle sprain.[1]
It is covered by the tendons of the fibularis longus and brevis muscles.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Calcaneofibular_ligament at the Duke University Health System's Orthopedics program
- sports/14 at eMedicine -- Calcaneofibular ligament injury
- lljoints at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (posterioranklejoint)
- Anatomy figure: 17:10-05 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
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