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Anatomy of the Ankle Ligaments

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A thorough knowledge of the anatomy of the ankle ligaments is indispensable for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with ankle instability. The evolution towards minimally invasive techniques and more anatomic procedures to restore normal joint mechanics increases the need for detailed information about the normal ligamentous anatomy, its possible variations, and the insertion sites in relation to local landmarks. In this chapter, the most important ligaments related to injury and instability are described. The ligaments around the ankle are divided into groups according to their anatomic position: the lateral ligament complex, the medial ligament complex, the ligaments of the tibiofibular syndesmosis, and the subtalar ligaments.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Dr. Diego A. Quintero from the Department of Applied Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Rosario (FCM UNR), Argentina for the contribution to some of the images of the lateral ligaments.

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  1. Orthopaedic Department, AZ Groeninge, Kortrijk, Belgium

    Frederick Michels & Filip Stockmans

  2. MIFAS by GRECMIP (Minimally Invasive Foot and Ankle Society), Merignac, France

    Frederick Michels & Miki Dalmau-Pastor

  3. Human Anatomy Unit, Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Miki Dalmau-Pastor

  4. Centro Artroscopico Jorge Batista, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Jorge Pablo Batista

  5. Football Department Club Atlético Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Jorge Pablo Batista

  6. Faculty of Sports Medicine, Universidad Católica, Santiago, Chile

    Jorge Pablo Batista

  7. Department of Human Anatomy, Dissection Room, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Xavier Martin Oliva

  8. EFAS educational committee, Barcelona, Spain

    Xavier Martin Oliva

  9. Spanisch Foot and Anke Society, Barcelona, Spain

    Xavier Martin Oliva

  10. Sports Medicine Department, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

    Pietro Spennacchio

  11. Department of Development and Regeneration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leuven campus Kortrijk, Kortrijk, Belgium

    Filip Stockmans

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    Masato Takao

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Michels, F., Dalmau-Pastor, M., Batista, J.P., Oliva, X.M., Spennacchio, P., Stockmans, F. (2021). Anatomy of the Ankle Ligaments. In: Pereira, H., et al. Lateral Ankle Instability. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-62763-1_1

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