Anatom3DLateral talocalcaneal ligament
Ligamentum talocalcaneum laterale · Zevní hlezenně-patní vaz
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A short band on the outer side of the joint under the ankle, from the talus to the heel bone, beside the calcaneofibular ligament.
What it does
Supports the outer side of the subtalar joint.
Keeping it well
Often injured with ankle sprains; minor on its own.
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