Calcaneofibular ligament
Ligamentum calcaneofibulare
- Related terms: Lateral ligament : Calcaneofibular ligament; Calcaneofibular ligament (Lateral ligament); Lateral ligament: Calcaneofibular ligament
Definition
The calcaneofibular ligament, the longest of the three three ligaments of the lateral 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.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
