Ligaments and Tendons of the Lower Limb

Ligaments and Tendons of the Foot and Ankle

Latin name: Ligamentum bifurcatum

English name: bifurcate ligament

Articulation: Dorsum of foot; comprises calcaneonavicular and calcaneocuboid ligaments

Latin name: Ligamentum calcaneocuboideum

English name: calcaneocuboid ligament

Articulation: Connects calcaneus to cuboid

Latin name: Ligamentum calcaneocuboideum plantare

English name: plantar calcaneocuboid ligament, short plantar ligament

Articulation: Connects calcaneus to cuboid

Latin name: Ligamentum calcaneofibulare

English name: calcaneofibular ligament

Articulation: Connects fibula to calcaneus

Latin name: Ligamentum calcaneonaviculare

English name: calcaneonavicular ligament

Articulation: Connects calcaneus to navicular bone

Latin name: Ligamentum calcaneonaviculare dorsale

English name: dorsal calcaneonavicular ligament

Articulation: Connects calcaneus to navicular bone

Latin name: Ligamentum calcaneonaviculare plantare

English name: plantar calcaneonavicular ligament

Articulation: Connects sustentaculum tali to navicular; supports talus

Latin name: Ligamentum calcaneotibiale

English name: calcaneotibial ligament

Articulation: Connect medial malleolus to sustentaculum tali of calcaneus

Latin name: Ligamenta collateralia articulationum

English name: collateral ligaments of metatarsophalangeal articulations

Articulation: Fibrous bands on sides of each metatarsophalangeal joint

Latin name: Ligamentum cruciatum cruris

English name: inferior extensor of foot

Articulation: Joins malleolus to dorsum of foot

Latin name: Ligamentum cuboideonaviculare dorsale

English name: dorsal cuboideonavicular ligament

Articulation: Connects cuboid and navicular bones

Latin name: Ligamentum cuboideonaviculare plantare

English name: plantar cuboideonavicular ligament

Articulation: Connects cuboid and navicular bones

Latin name: Ligamentum cuneocuboideum dorsale

English name: dorsal cuneocuboid ligament

Articulation: Connects cuboid and lateral cuneiform bones

Latin name: Ligamentum cuneocuboideum interosseum

English name: interosseus cuneocuboid ligament

Articulation: Connects cuboid and lateral cuneiform bones

Latin name: Ligamentum cuneocuboideum plantare

English name: plantar cuneocuboid ligament

Articulation: Connects cuboid and lateral cuneiform bones

Latin name: Ligamenta cuneometatarsalia interossea

English name: cuneometatarsal interosseous ligaments

Articulation: Connect cuneiform and metatarsal bones

Latin name: Ligamenta cuneonavicularia dorsalia

English name: dorsal cuneonavicular ligaments

Articulation: Connect navicular and cuneiform bones

Latin name: Ligamenta cuneonavicularia plantaria

English name: plantar cuneonavicular ligaments

Articulation: Connect navicular to cuneiform bones

Latin name: Ligamenta intercuneiformia dorsalia

English name: dorsal intercuneiform ligaments

Articulation: Connect dorsal surfaces of cuneiform bones

Latin name: Ligamenta intercuneiformia interossea

English name: interosseous intercuneiform ligaments

Articulation: Connect adjacent cuneiform bones

Latin name: Ligamenta intercuneiformia plantaria

English name: plantar intercuneiform ligaments

Articulation: Join plantar surfaces of cuneiform bones

Latin name: Ligamentum laterale articulationis talocruralis

English name: lateral ligament of ankle joint

Articulation: Lateral side of ankle joint

Latin name: Ligamentum mediale articulationis talocruralis

English name: medial ligament of ankle

Articulation: Connects medial malleolus of tibia to tarsal bones

Latin name: Ligamenta meniscofemoralia

English name: meniscofemoral ligaments

Articulation: Connect from posterior part of lateral meniscus to the lateral surface of the medial meniscus

Latin name: Ligamentum metatarsale transversum profundum

English name: deep transverse metatarsal ligament

Articulation: Joins heads of metatarsals

Latin name: Ligamentum metatarsale transversum superficiale

English name: superficial transverse metatarsal ligament

Articulation: Lies on sole of foot beneath heads of metatarsals

Latin name: Ligamenta metatarsalia dorsalia

English name: dorsal metatarsal ligaments

Articulation: Interconnect bases of metatarsal bones

Latin name: Ligamenta metatarsalia interossea

English name: interosseous metatarsal ligaments

Articulation: Interconnect bases of metatarsal bones

Latin name: Ligamenta metatarsalia plantaria

English name: plantar metatarsal ligaments

Articulation: Plantar surface of metatarsal bones

Latin name: Ligamenta plantaria articulationum interphalangealium pedis

English name: plantar ligaments of interphalangeal articulations

Articulation: Interphalangeal articulations of foot between collateral ligaments

Latin name: Ligamenta plantaria articulationum metatarsophalangeae

English name: plantar ligaments of metatarsophalangeal articulations

Articulation: Plantar surface of metatarsophalangeal articulations between collateral ligaments

Latin name: Ligamentum plantare longum

English name: long plantar ligament

Articulation: Connects calcaneus to bases of metatarsal bones

Latin name: Ligamentum talocalcaneum

English name: talocalcaneal ligament

Articulation: Connects talus and the Ligamentum calcaneus

Latin name: Ligamentum talocalcaneum laterale

English name: lateral talocalcaneal ligament

Articulation: Connects talus to calcaneus

Latin name: Ligamentum talocalcaneum mediale

English name: medial talocalcaneal ligament

Articulation: Connects tubercle of talus to sustentaculum tali of calcaneus

Latin name: Ligamentum talocalcaneum interosseum

English name: talocalcaneal interosseous ligament

Articulation: Connects calcaneus to talus

Latin name: Ligamentum talofibulare anterius

English name: anterior talofibular ligament

Articulation: Connects lateral malleolus of fibula to posterior process of talus

Latin name: Ligamentum talonaviculare

English name: talonavicular ligament

Articulation: Connects neck of talus to navicular bone

Latin name: Ligamenta talotibiale

English name: medial tibiotalar ligament

Articulation: Connects downward from the medial malleolus of the tibia of the tarsal bones

Latin name: Ligamenta tarsi

English name: tarsal ligaments

Articulation: Connect bones of tarsus

Latin name: Ligamenta tarsi dorsalia

English name: dorsal ligaments of tarsus

Articulation: Collectively, bifurcate, dorsal cuboideonavicular, cuneocuboid, cuneonavicular, intercuneiform, and talonavicular ligaments

Latin name: Ligamenta tarsi interossea

English name: interosseous ligaments of tarsus

Articulation: Collectively, interosseous, cuneocuboid, intercuneiform, and talocalcaneal ligaments

Latin name: Ligamenta tarsi plantaria

English name: plantar ligaments of tarsus

Articulation: Inferior ligaments of foot (long plantar, plantar calcaneocuboid, calcaneonavicular, cuneonavicular, cuboideonavicular, intercuneiform, cuneocuboid)

Latin name: Ligamenta tarsometatarsalia dorsalia

English name: dorsal tarsometatarsal ligaments

Articulation: Connect bases of metatarsals to dorsal cuboid and cuneiform bones

Latin name: Ligamenta tarsometatarsalia plantaria

English name: plantar tarsometatarsal ligaments

Articulation: Connect metatarsal bones to cuboid and cuneiform bones

Latin name: Ligamentum transversum cruris

English name: superior extensor retinaculum ligaments of foot

Articulation: Connect tibia to fibula; holds extensor tendons in place

Latin name: Tendo calcaneus

English name: Achilles tendon, calcaneal tendon

Articulation: Connects triceps surae muscle to tuberosity of calcaneus

Ligaments and Tendons of the Hip and Thigh

Latin name: Ligamentum capitis femoris

English name: ligament of head of femur

Articulation: Connects femur, acetabular notch, and transverse ligament of acetabulum

Latin name: Ligamentum inguinale

English name: inguinal ligament

Articulation: Connects ilium to pubis

Latin name: Ligamentum ischiofemorale

English name: ischiofemoral ligament

Articulation: Connects ischium to femur

Latin name: Ligamentum transversum acetabuli

English name: transverse acetabular ligament

Articulation: Connects acetabular lip of hip joint to acetabular notch

Ligaments and Tendons of the Knee and Calf

Latin name: Ligamentum capitis fibulae anterius

English name: anterior ligament of fibular head

Articulation: Connects head of fibula to lateral condyle of tibia

Latin name: Ligamentum capitis fibulae posterius

English name: posterior ligament of fibular head

Articulation: Connects head of fibula to lateral condyle of tibia

Latin name: Ligamentum collaterale fibulare

English name: collateral fibular ligament

Articulation: Connects lateral epicondyle of femur to head of fibula

Latin name: Ligamentum collateral tibiale

English name: tibial collateral ligament

Articulation: Connects medial epicondyle of femur to medial meniscus and tibia

Latin name: Ligamentum cruciatum anterius genus

English name: anterior cruciate ligament of knee

Articulation: Connects lateral condyle of femur to condylar eminence of tibia

Latin name: Ligamenta cruciata genus

English name: cruciate ligaments of knee

Articulation: Bundles in knee joint between condyles of femur

Latin name: Ligamentum cruciatum posterius genus

English name: posterior cruciate ligament of knee

Articulation: Connects medial condyle of femur to intercondylar area of tibia

Latin name: Ligamentum menisci lateralis

English name: posterior meniscofemoral ligament

Articulation: Connects between the medial condyle of the femur to the posterior crus of the lateral meniscus

Latin name: Ligamentum meniscofemorale anterius

English name: anterior meniscofemoral ligament

Articulation: Connects lateral meniscus to posterior cruciate ligament

Latin name: Ligamentum meniscofemorale posterius

English name: posterior meniscofemoral ligament

Articulation: Connects lateral meniscus to medial condyle of femur

Latin name: Ligamentum patellae

English name: patellar ligament

Articulation: Connects patella to tibial tuberosity

Latin name: Ligamentum popliteum arcuatum

English name: arcuate popliteal ligament

Articulation: Connects fibula to articular capsule

Latin name: Ligamentum popliteum obliquum

English name: oblique popliteal ligament

Articulation: Connects medial condyle of tibia to lateral epicondyle of femur

Latin name: Ligamentum teres femoris

English name: head of femur ligament

Articulation: Connects from the fovea in the head of the femur to the borders of the acetabular notch

Latin name: Ligamentum tibiofibulare anterius

English name: anterior tibiofibular ligament

Articulation: Connects tibia to fibula

Latin name: Ligamentum tibiofibulare posterius

English name: posterior tibiofibular ligament

Articulation: Connects tibia to distal fibula

Latin name: Ligamentum tibionaviculare

English name: tibionavicular part of medial ligament of ankle joint

Articulation: Connects from medial malleolus of the tibia downward to the tarsal bones

Latin name: Ligamentum transversum genus

English name: transverse ligament of knee

Articulation: Connects lateral meniscus to medial meniscus