Tibionavicular ligament
Ligamentum tibionaviculare
- Latin synonym: Pars tibionavicularis
- Synonym: Tibionavicular part
- Related terms: Tibionavicular part; Medial ligament; Deltoid ligament : Tibionavicular part; Tibionavicular part (Medial ligament; Deltoid ligament); Medial ligament; Deltoid ligament: Tibionavicular part
Definition
The most anterior part (tibionavicular part) of the superficial fibers of medial ligament pass forward to be inserted into the tuberosity of the navicular bone, and immediately behind this they blend with the medial margin of the plantar calcaneonavicular ligament;
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/).
