Posterior talofibular 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.) | |
| Details | |
| Latin | ligamentum talofibulare posterius |
| From | talus bone |
| To | fibula (lateral malleolus) |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.351 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | l_09/12493261 |
| TA | A03.6.10.010 |
| FMA | 44084 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The posterior talofibular ligament, runs almost horizontally from the depression at the medial and back part of the fibular malleolus (lateral 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.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Posterior+talofibular+ligament at eMedicine Dictionary
- lljoints at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (posterioranklejoint)
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