Plantar Calcaneocuboid Ligament

Description

Supporting structures of the foot arches.

Lateral illustrations depicting the ligamentous components of the midtarsal joint including the Plantar Calcaneocuboid Ligament, Bifurcate Ligament, Dorsal Talonavicular Ligament, and Dorsal Calcaneocuboid Ligament

Other Names

• Plantar Calcaneocuboid Ligament
• Short plantar ligament

Gross Anatomy

• Cone shaped ligament consisting of deep and superficial components
• Supports the Calcaneocuboid Joint and thus the Chopart Joint

Attachments

• Proximal: distal inferomedial aspect of anterior tubercle of calcaneus
• Insertion: plantar aspect of the cuboid, proximal to peroneus longus tunnel

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Clinical Significance

• Chopart Fracture Dislocation
• Chopart Joint Sprain

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See Also

• Foot Anatomy Main
• Foot Pain Main
• Physical Exam Foot

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