Anatom3DPosterior tibiotalar ligament
Pars tibiotalaris posterior ligamenti collateralis medialis · Zadní holenně-hlezenní vaz
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
The deep back part of the inner ankle (deltoid) ligament, from the inner ankle bone to the back of the talus.
What it does
The strongest part of the deltoid ligament; stops the foot rolling outward.
Keeping it well
Torn in severe ankle fractures and dislocations; its tear makes the ankle unstable.
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