Calcaneofibular ligament

Calcaneofibular ligament
The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect. (Label for Calcaneofibular ligament is at bottom left.)
Lateral view of the human ankle
Details
From	calcaneus
To	fibula (lateral malleolus)
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum calcaneofibulare
TA98	A03.6.10.011
TA2	1921
FMA	44089
Anatomical terminology [ edit on Wikidata]

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]

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

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

1. Moore KL, Dalley AF, Agur AM (2013). Clinically Oriented Anatomy (7th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN   978-1-4511-8447-1.
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.

External links

• Calcaneofibular ligament at the Duke University Health System 's Orthopedics program
• sports/14 at eMedicine—Calcaneofibular ligament injury
• lljoints at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) ( posterioranklejoint )
• Anatomy figure: 17:10-05 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center