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Ligament reference, attachments, joint stability roles, sprain grading, clinical tests, and injury management.

619 ligaments
106 ligaments in Foot & Ankle  Clear × · alternate versions listed on each card
Ligament Ankle Deltoid: Superficial Component pars superficialis ligamenti deltoidei Foot & Ankle The superficial deltoid ligament has three components arising from the anterior colliculus: the tibionavicular (most anterior),…
Ligament Anterior Talofibular Ligament (Detail) ligamentum talofibulare anterius (detail) Foot & Ankle The ATFL is the weakest lateral ankle ligament (tensile strength 140 N) and the first to…
Ligament Anterior Talofibular Ligament (Full) ligamentum talofibulare anterius Foot & Ankle The ATFL is the most commonly injured ligament in the body, torn in 85% of ankle…
Ligament Anterior Tibiofibular Ligament (Full) ligamentum tibiofibulare anterius inferius Foot & Ankle The anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament (AITFL) is the most commonly injured syndesmotic ligament, running obliquely from…
Ligament Bifurcate Ligament ligamentum bifurcatum Foot & Ankle The bifurcate ligament is a Y-shaped ligament on the dorsum of the midfoot, arising from the…
Ligament Calcaneocuboid Ligament (Dorsal) ligamentum calcaneocuboideum dorsale Foot & Ankle The dorsal calcaneocuboid ligament is a broad, flat band crossing the dorsolateral surface of the calcaneocuboid…
Ligament Calcaneofibular Ligament (Detail) ligamentum calcaneofibulare (detail) Foot & Ankle The CFL is the second lateral ankle ligament to fail in ankle sprains, torn in Grade…
Ligament Calcaneofibular Ligament (Full) ligamentum calcaneofibulare Foot & Ankle The CFL is the only lateral ankle ligament that crosses both the ankle and subtalar joints,…
Ligament Cervical Ligament (Ankle) ligamentum cervicis tali Foot & Ankle The cervical ligament of the ankle occupies the lateral portion of the tarsal sinus entrance, providing…
Ligament Cervical Ligament of Sinus Tarsi Detail ligamentum cervicale sinus tarsi detail Foot & Ankle The cervical ligament is the strongest and most consistent of the sinus tarsi ligaments, running from…
Ligament Collateral Ligaments of the Lesser MTP Joints ligamenta collateralia articulationum metatarsophalangealium Foot & Ankle The collateral ligaments of the second through fifth metatarsophalangeal joints extend from the dorsolateral and dorsomedial…
Ligament Cuboid-Metatarsal Ligaments ligamenta cuboidea-metatarsalia Foot & Ankle The cuboid-metatarsal ligaments connect the cuboid to the fourth and fifth metatarsal bases, providing the dorsal,…
Ligament Cuboid-Navicular Ligaments ligamenta cuboideonavicularia Foot & Ankle The cuboid-navicular ligaments (dorsal, plantar, and interosseous) connect the navicular to the cuboid across the transverse…
Ligament Cuneocuboid Ligament ligamentum cuneocuboideum Foot & Ankle The cuneocuboid ligament connects the lateral cuneiform to the cuboid, stabilising the cuneocuboid joint at the…
Ligament Cuneometatarsal Ligaments Detail ligamenta cuneometatarsalia detail Foot & Ankle The cuneometatarsal ligaments collectively stabilise the three medial cuneiform-metatarsal joints (first through third TMT joints), forming…
Ligament Cuneonavicular Dorsal Ligament ligamentum cuneonaviculare dorsale Foot & Ankle The dorsal cuneonavicular ligament connects the dorsal surface of the navicular to the dorsal surfaces of…
Ligament Deep Transverse Metatarsal Ligament ligamentum metatarsale transversum profundum Foot & Ankle The deep transverse metatarsal ligament is a thick fibrous band linking the plantar plates of the…
Ligament Deltoid Ligament ligamentum collaterale mediale (ligamentum deltoideum) Foot & Ankle The deltoid is a powerful fan-shaped ligament complex on the medial ankle connecting the medial malleolus…
Ligament Deltoid Ligament (Complete Overview) ligamentum deltoideum pedis (completus) Foot & Ankle The deltoid ligament is the medial ankle ligament complex, consisting of a superficial layer (tibionavicular, tibiocalcaneal,…
Ligament Deltoid Ligament Anterior Component partes tibionavicularis et tibiotalaris anterior ligamenti collateralis medialis Foot & Ankle The anterior component of the deltoid ligament is made up of two bands that leave the…
Ligament Deltoid Ligament Deep Anterior Tibiotalar pars tibiotalaris anterior profunda ligamenti deltoidei Foot & Ankle The anterior deep tibiotalar ligament connects the anterior colliculus of the medial malleolus to the anterior…
Ligament Dorsal Intermetatarsal Ligaments ligamenta metatarsalia dorsalia Foot & Ankle The dorsal intermetatarsal ligaments are short transverse bands connecting the dorsal surfaces of adjacent metatarsal bases,…
Ligament Dorsal Talonavicular Ligament Detail ligamentum talonaviculare dorsale detail Foot & Ankle The dorsal talonavicular ligament runs from the dorsal talar neck to the dorsal navicular surface, providing…
Ligament Dorsal Tarsometatarsal Ligaments ligamenta tarsometatarsalia dorsalia Foot & Ankle The dorsal tarsometatarsal ligaments are thinner and weaker than the plantar ligaments, failing first in Lisfranc…
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