Dorsal tarsometatarsal ligaments

Looks like

Short flat bands on top of the foot joining the cuneiforms and cuboid to the bases of the metatarsals.

What it does

Hold the Lisfranc joint line together from above; weaker than the sole-side ligaments.

Keeping it well

Torn first in Lisfranc injuries, so the bones tend to shift upward.

Related conditions

• 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