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Joints of left ankle and foot

Ligaments of ankle and subtalar joints, posterior view

Image #203-4

KEYWORDS: Ankle, Bones joints cartilage, Foot and toes, Muscles and tendons.

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Joints of left ankle and foot

Ligaments of ankle and subtalar joints, posterior view

The capsules of the ankle and subtalar (talocalcaneal)joints remain intact. In addition, a layer of fascia (5) has been retained posteriorly. This layer continued laterally into the superior peroneal retinaculum and blended medially into the flexor retinaculum.

1 .	Fibula
2 .	Posterior tibiofibular ligament
3 .	Lateral malleolus
4 .	Superior peroneal retinaculum (divided)
5 .	Fascia posterior to ankle joint (this layer blended with superior peroneal retinaculum)
6 .	Calcaneofibular ligament
7 .	Subtalar articular capsule
8 .	Inferior peroneal retinaculum
9 .	Calcaneus
10 .	Lateral tubercle process of calcaneus bone
11 .	Medial malleolus
12 .	Upper pointer: Groove for tendon of tibialis posterior muscle Lower pointer: Groove for tendon of flexor digitorum longus muscle
13 .	Talocrural articular capsule
14 .	Deltoid ligament
15 .	Groove for tendon of flexor hallucis longus muscle
16 .	Tibialis posterior muscle (cut off at insertion into tuberosity of navicular)
17 .	Sustentaculum tali
18 .	Metatarsal bone