Plantar calcaneocentral [Calcaneonavicular] ligament

Ligamentum calcaneocentrale [calcaneonaviculare] plantare

Definition

The plantar calcaneocentral [Calcaneonavicular] ligament is a plantar ligament between calcaneus and central tarsal bone.

In dogs, it is termed in the Miller as "calcaneocentral ligament", and described as a ligament leaving the plantar surface of the sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus and attaching to the central tarsal bone.

In horses, this ligament is termed "plantar tarsometatarsal ligament".

References

Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS Miller's Anatomy of the Dog, 4th Edition - Evans & de Lahunta- Elsevier Illustrated Veterinary Anatomical Nomenclature - 3rd edittion - Gheorghe M. Constantinescu, Oskar Schaller - Enke

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