Calcaneofibular ligament

Calcaneofibular ligament

Infobox Ligament
Name = Calcaneofibular ligament
Latin = ligamentum calcaneofibulare
GraySubject = 95
GrayPage = 351



Caption = The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect. (Label for Calcaneofibular ligament is at bottom left.)


Caption2 = Lateral view of the human ankle
From = calcaneus
To = fibula (lateral malleolus)
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DorlandsPre = l_09
DorlandsSuf = 12491729
The calcaneofibular ligament is a narrow, rounded cord, running from the apex of the fibular malleolus downward and slightly backward to a tubercle on the lateral surface of the calcaneus.

It is covered by the tendons of the Peronæi longus and brevis.

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