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Anterior talofibular ligament
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| Ligament: Anterior talofibular ligament | ||
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| The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect. (Ant. talofibular lig. labeled at bottom center left.) | ||
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| Lateral view of the human ankle. (Anterior talofibular ligament labeled at center right.) | ||
| Latin | ligamentum talofibulare anterius | |
| Gray's | subject #95 351 | |
| From | talus bone | |
| To | fibula (lateral malleolus) | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12493255 | |
The anterior talofibular ligament passes from the anterior margin of the fibular malleolus, forward and medially, to the talus, in front of its lateral articular facet.
It is the most commonly sprained ligament, as part of the lateral ligament of the ankle.
- SUNY Figs 17:10-04 - "Lateral view of the ligaments of the ankle."
- Dictionary at eMedicine Anterior+talofibular+ligament
- Norman/Georgetown lljoints (latanklejoint)
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| Joints and ligaments of lower limbs |
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| coxal/hip: iliofemoral - pubofemoral - ischiofemoral - head of femur - transverse acetabular
knee-joint: patellar - popliteal (oblique, arcuate) - collateral (medial/tibial, fibular) - cruciate (anterior, posterior) - menisci (medial, lateral) talocrural/ankle: deltoid - external lateral of the ankle-joint (anterior talofibular - posterior talofibular - calcaneofibular) intertarsal-subtalar/talocalcaneal: anterior talocalcaneal - posterior talocalcaneal - lateral talocalcaneal - medial talocalcaneal - interosseous talocalcaneal intertarsal-talocalcaneonavicular: dorsal talonavicular intertarsal-calcaneocuboid: dorsal calcaneocuboid - bifurcated - long plantar - plantar calcaneocuboid intertarsal-transverse tarsal: plantar calcaneonavicular/spring cuneonavicular, cuboideonavicular, intercuneiform and cuneocuboid, tarsometatarsal/Lisfranc, intermetatarsal, metatarsophalangeal, interphalangeal |
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