Posterior talofibular ligament
Posterior talofibular ligament | |
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Details | |
From | talus bone |
To | fibula (lateral malleolus) |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ligamentum talofibulare posterius |
TA98 | A03.6.10.010 |
TA2 | 1920 |
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.
External links
- Template:EMedicineDictionary
- lljoints at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (posterioranklejoint)
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 351 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)