Anatom3DAnterior talofibular ligament
Ligamentum talofibulare anterius · Přední hlezenně-lýtkový vaz
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A flat band on the outer front of the ankle, from the tip of the outer ankle bone to the talus.
What it does
Stops the foot rolling inward and sliding forward, especially with the toes pointed.
Keeping it well
The most often sprained ligament in the body. Inability to take four steps or bone tenderness needs an X-ray (Ottawa rules).
Related conditions
- Ankle sprain
- Buerger's disease (thromboangiitis obliterans)
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Clubfoot (talipes equinovarus)
- Flat feet (pes planus)
- Ganglion cyst
- Gout
- Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
- Hammer toe and claw toe
- Lyme disease
- Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)
- Lymphoedema
- Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
- Morton's neuroma
- Osteoarthritis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Restless legs syndrome
- Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder
- Varicose veins
- Venomous snakebite