Joints & ligaments
Calcaneofibular ligament
Ligamentum calcaneofibulare
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Regions
- Lower limb, Foot
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Lateral collateral ligament of ankle
DescriptionUnreviewed
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.It is covered by the tendons of the fibularis longus and brevis muscles.
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Names
- Latin
- Ligamentum calcaneofibulare
- English
- Calcaneofibular ligament
- French
- Ligament calcaneofibullaire
- Spanish
- Ligamento calcáneofibular
- Portuguese
- Ligamento calcaneofibular