Posterior tibiofibular ligament
Posterior tibiofibular ligament | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ligamentum tibiofibulare posterius, ligamentum malleoli lateralis posterius |
TA98 | A03.6.05.004 |
TA2 | 1870 |
FMA | 76853 |
Anatomical terminology |
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.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 348 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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