Medial talocalcaneal ligament
Ligamentum talocalcaneum mediale · Vnitřní hlezenně-patní vaz
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A short band on the inner side of the subtalar joint, from the talus to the heel bone's shelf.
What it does
Supports the inner side of the subtalar joint.
Keeping it well
Of little clinical importance 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