Posterior tibiofibular ligament

Posterior tibiofibular ligament
The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect. (Post. lat. malleol. lig. labeled at center left.)
Lateral view of the human ankle
Details
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum tibiofibulare posterius, ligamentum malleoli lateralis posterius
TA98	A03.6.05.004
TA2	1870
FMA	76853
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The posterior ligament of the lateral malleolus (posterior tibiofibular ligament, posterior inferior ligament) is smaller than the anterior ligament of the lateral malleolus and is disposed in a similar manner on the posterior surface of the syndesmosis. It connects the tibia and fibular on the inferior part of both bones.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 348 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

• Overview at maitrise-orthop.com

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