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Bifurcate Ligament

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Description

Lateral illustrations depicting the ligamentous components of the midtarsal joint including the Plantar Calcaneocuboid Ligament, Bifurcate Ligament, Dorsal Talonavicular Ligament, and Dorsal Calcaneocuboid Ligament[1]

Other Names

  • Bifurcate Ligament[2]
  • Chopart Ligament

Introduction

Gross Anatomy

Calcaneonavicular ligament (medial band)

  • Origin: deep to the interosseous talocalcaneal ligament, cervical ligament, extensor digitorum brevis muscle on the calcaneus,
  • Extends anteromedially, attaches to the dorsolateral navicular
  • Forms the medial component
  • Longer and thicker measuring 20-25 mm (length) and 10 mm (width) 5,6
  • Almost always (~99%) present[3]

Calcaneocuboid ligament (lateral band)

  • Extends anteriorly and attaches to the dorsomedial cuboid
  • Forms the lateral component[4]
  • Measures 10 x 5 mm
  • Absent in ~25% (range 10-40%)

Clinical Significance


See Also


References

  1. Case courtesy of Andrew Murphy, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 151700
  2. Kafka R, Aveytua I, Choi P et al. Anatomico-Radiological Study of the Bifurcate Ligament of the Foot with Clinical Significance. Cureus. 2019;11(1):e3847
  3. Edama M, Ikezu M, Kaneko F et al. Morphological Features of the Bifurcated Ligament. Surg Radiol Anat. 2019;41(1):3-7.
  4. Melão L, Canella C, Weber M, Negrão P, Trudell D, Resnick D. Ligaments of the Transverse Tarsal Joint Complex: MRI–Anatomic Correlation in Cadavers. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009;193(3):662-71.
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John Kiel on 7 October 2024 15:21:10
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