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Anatomy of the ankle ligaments: a pictorial essay

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Understanding the anatomy of the ankle ligaments is important for correct diagnosis and treatment. Ankle ligament injury is the most frequent cause of acute ankle pain. Chronic ankle pain often finds its cause in laxity of one of the ankle ligaments. In this pictorial essay, the ligaments around the ankle are grouped, depending on their anatomic orientation, and each of the ankle ligaments is discussed in detail.

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  1. Laboratory of Arthroscopic and Surgical Anatomy, Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics (Human Anatomy Unit), University of Barcelona, c/Feixa Llarga s/n (Campus Bellvitge), 08907, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

    Pau Golanó

  2. Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics (Human Anatomy Unit), University of Barcelona, c/Feixa Llarga s/n (Campus Bellvitge), 08907, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

    M. Cristina Manzanares & Víctor Götzens

  3. Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Hospital Asepeyo San Cugat, Avenida Alcalde Barnils 54-56, 08174, San Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain

    Jordi Vega

  4. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22700, 1100 DE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Peter A. J. de Leeuw & C. Niek van Dijk

  5. Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Hospital de Mataró, Carretera de Cirera s/n, 08304, Mataró, Barcelona, Spain

    Francesc Malagelada

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First published in Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2010) 18:557–569. doi:10.1007/s00167-010-1100-x.

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Golanó, P., Vega, J., de Leeuw, P.A.J. et al. Anatomy of the ankle ligaments: a pictorial essay. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 24, 944–956 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-016-4059-4

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