Dorsal talonavicular ligament

Dorsal talonavicular ligament
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.

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.


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