Anatomy

Ankle Lateral Ligament

LATERAL LIGAMENTS of the ANKLE JOINT. It includes inferior tibiofibular ligaments.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

LATERAL LIGAMENTS of the ANKLE JOINT. It includes inferior tibiofibular ligaments.

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Synonyms

31 entry terms
  • Lateral Ligament, Ankle
  • Ligamentum Laterale Articulationis Talocruralis
  • Ankle Lateral Ligaments
  • Lateral Ligaments, Ankle
  • Ligament, Ankle Lateral
  • Ligaments, Ankle Lateral
  • Anterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament
  • Calcaneofibular Ligament
  • External Lateral Ligament
  • Internal Lateral Ankle Ligament
  • Lateral Collateral Ligament
  • Posterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament
  • Posterior Talofibular Ligament
  • Calcaneofibular Ligaments
  • Collateral Ligament, Lateral
  • Collateral Ligaments, Lateral
  • External Lateral Ligaments
  • Lateral Collateral Ligaments
  • Lateral Ligament, External
  • Lateral Ligaments, External
  • Ligament, Calcaneofibular
  • Ligament, External Lateral
  • Ligament, Lateral Collateral
  • Ligament, Posterior Talofibular
  • Ligaments, Calcaneofibular
  • Ligaments, External Lateral
  • Ligaments, Lateral Collateral
  • Ligaments, Posterior Talofibular
  • Posterior Talofibular Ligaments
  • Talofibular Ligament, Posterior
  • Talofibular Ligaments, Posterior

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Ligaments (1966-1993)
  • Ligaments, Articular (1966-1993)

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Tree Numbers

  1. A02w.513w.514.162w.500w
  2. A02w.835w.583w.512.162w.500w
  3. A10w.165w.669w.514.162w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ankle Lateral Ligament. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017844. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017844
  2. Ankle Lateral Ligament. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_collateral_ligament_of_ankle_joint
  3. Ankle Lateral Ligament. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6495571