Plantar calcaneoquartal [Calcaneocuboid] ligament

Ligamentum calcaneoquartale [calcaneocuboideum] plantare

Definition

The plantar calcaneoquartal [Calcaneocuboid] ligament is between the calcaneus and fourth tarsal bone (T4).

For dogs, it is simply termed "calcaneoquartal ligament" in the Miller, and described as a conspicuous band that leaves the plantarolateral surface of the calcaneus, blends with the long lateral collateral ligament and is attached to the fourth tarsal and the base of metatarsal V.

References

Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS Miller's Anatomy of the Dog, 4th Edition - Evans & de Lahunta- Elsevier

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