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Posterior tibiofibular ligament

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Ligament of the ankle
Posterior tibiofibular ligament
The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect. (Post. lat. malleol. lig. labeled at center left.)
Lateral view of the human ankle
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Latinligamentum tibiofibulare posterius, ligamentum malleoli lateralis posterius
TA98A03.6.05.004
TA21870
FMA76853
Anatomical terminology[edit on Wikidata]

The posterior ligament of the lateral malleolus (posterior tibiofibular ligament, posterior inferior ligament) is smaller than the anterior ligament of the lateral malleolus and is disposed in a similar manner on the posterior surface of the syndesmosis. It connects the tibia and fibular on the inferior part of both bones.

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 348 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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Joints and ligaments of the human leg
Hip
Knee
Tibiofemoral
Patellofemoral
Tibiofibular
Superior tibiofibular
Inferior tibiofibular
Foot
Talocrural and ankle
Subtalar/talocalcaneal
Transverse tarsal
Talocalcaneonavicular
Calcaneocuboid
Distal intertarsal
Cuneonavicular
Cuboideonavicular
Intercuneiform
Other
Tarsometatarsal/Lisfranc
Intermetatarsal/metatarsal
Metatarsophalangeal
Interphalangeal
Arches
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