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Calcaneofibular ligament

Calcaneofibular ligament

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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 a common type of ankle sprain.[1]

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It is covered by the tendons of the fibularis longus and brevis muscles.

Clinical significance

The calcaneofibular ligament is commonly sprained ligament in ankle injuries.[2] It may be injured individually, or in combination with other ligaments such as the anterior talofibular ligament and the posterior talofibular ligament.[2]

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 351 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. [1]
    Moore KL, Dalley AF, Agur AM (2013). Clinically Oriented Anatomy (7th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-1-4511-8447-1.
  2. [2]
    Rigby, Ryan; Cottom, James M.; Rozin, Roman (May 2015). "Isolated Calcaneofibular Ligament Injury: A Report of Two Cases". The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. 54 (3): 487–489. doi:10.1053/j.jfas.2014.08.017. ISSN 1067-2516. PMID 25441852.

Further reading

  • Matsui K, Takao M, Tochigi Y, Ozeki S, Glazebrook M (June 2017). "Anatomy of anterior talofibular ligament and calcaneofibular ligament for minimally invasive surgery: a systematic review". Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy (Review). 25 (6): 1892–1902. doi:10.1007/s00167-016-4194-y. PMID 27295109. S2CID 25598007.


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