Dorsal calcaneocuboid ligament

Dorsal calcaneocuboid ligament

The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect. (Calcaneocuboid labeled at center top.)
Details
From calcaneus
To cuboid
Identifiers
Latin ligamentum calcaneocuboideum dorsale
TA A03.6.10.515
FMA 44242

Anatomical terminology

The dorsal calcaneocuboid ligament (superior calcaneocuboid ligament) is a thin but broad fasciculus, which passes between the contiguous surfaces of the calcaneus and cuboid, on the dorsal surface of the joint.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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