Posterior ligament of the lateral malleolus
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The posterior ligament of the lateral malleolus (posterior tibiofibular ligament, posterior inferior ligament). It is smaller than the anterior ligament of the lateral malleolus
and is disposed in a similar manner on the posterior surface of the syndesmosis
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Anterior ligament of the lateral malleolus
The anterior ligament of the lateral malleolus is a flat, triangular band of fibers, broader below than above, which extends obliquely downward and lateralward between the adjacent margins of the tibia and fibula, on the front aspect of the syndesmosis.It is in relation, in front, with the...
and is disposed in a similar manner on the posterior surface of the syndesmosis
Syndesmosis
A syndesmosis is slightly movable articulation where the contiguous bony surfaces are united by an interosseous ligament, as in the inferior tibiofibular articulation...
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