Tibiocalcaneal ligament
Ligamentum calcaneotibiale
- Latin synonym: Pars tibiocalcanea
- Synonym: Tibiocalcaneal part
- Related terms: Tibiocalcaneal part; Medial ligament; Deltoid ligament : Tibiocalcaneal part; Tibiocalcaneal part (Medial ligament; Deltoid ligament); Medial ligament; Deltoid ligament: Tibiocalcaneal part
Definition
The middle part (tibiocalcaneal part)of the superficial fibers of medial ligament descend almost perpendicularly to be inserted into the whole length of the sustentaculum tali of thecalcaneus;
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/).
