Plantar tarsometatarsal ligaments

Plantar tarsometatarsal ligaments

Ligaments of the sole of the foot, with the tendons of the Peronæus longus, Tibialis posterior and Tibialis anterior muscles.

The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect.
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Identifiers
Latin ligamenta tarsometatarsalia plantaria
TA A03.6.10.603
FMA 44271

Anatomical terminology

The plantar tarsometatarsal ligaments consist of longitudinal and oblique bands, disposed with less regularity than the dorsal ligaments.

Those for the first and second metatarsals are the strongest; the second and third metatarsals are joined by oblique bands to the first cuneiform; the fourth and fifth metatarsals are connected by a few fibers to the cuboid.

References

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



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