Anterior talofibular ligament

Anterior talofibular ligament
The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect (anterior talofibular ligament labeled at bottom center left)
Lateral view of the humanankle (anterior talofibular ligament labeled at center right)
Details
From	Talus bone
To	Fibula(lateral malleolus)
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum talofibulare anterius
TA98	A03.6.10.009
TA2	1919
FMA	44083
Anatomical terminology

Theanterior talofibular ligamentis aligamentin theankle. It passes from the anterior margin of thefibular malleolus,passing anteromedially to insert at the lateral aspect of the talus at the talar neck, in front of its lateral articular facet. It is one of thelateral ligaments of the ankleand prevents the foot from sliding forward in relation to the shin. It is the most commonly injuredligamentin asprained ankle—from an inversion injury—and will allow a positiveanterior drawer testof the ankle if completely torn.

See also

• Sprained ankle
• Posterior talofibular ligament

References

This article incorporates text in thepublic domainfrompage 351of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)

Further reading

• Matsui K, Takao M, Tochigi Y, Ozeki S, Glazebrook M (June 2017). "Anatomy of anterior talofibular ligament and calcaneofibular ligament for minimally invasive surgery: a systematic review".Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy(Review).25(6): 1892–1902.doi:10.1007/s00167-016-4194-y.PMID27295109.S2CID25598007.

External links

• Anatomy figure: 17:10-04at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Lateral view of the ligaments of the ankle."
• lljointsat The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (latanklejoint)