Dorsal talonavicular ligament
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| Ligament: Dorsal talonavicular ligament | ||
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| Ligaments of the medial aspect of the foot. (Talonavicular ligament labeled at center top.) | ||
| Latin | ligamentum talonaviculare | |
| Gray's | subject #96 354 | |
| From | talus | |
| To | navicular | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12493268 | |
The dorsal talonavicular ligament is a broad, thin band, which connects the neck of the talus to the dorsal surface of the navicular bone; it is covered by the Extensor tendons.
The plantar calcaneonavicular supplies the place of a plantar ligament for this joint.
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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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