Long plantar ligament
| Long plantar ligament | |
|---|---|
fifth metatarsal | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ligamentum plantare longum |
| TA98 | A03.6.10.517 |
| TA2 | 1934 |
| FMA | 44248 |
| Anatomical terminology] | |
The long plantar ligament (long calcaneocuboid ligament; superficial long plantar ligament) is a long ligament on the underside of the foot that connects the calcaneus with the 2nd to 5th metatarsal.
Structure
The long plantar ligament is the longest of all the ligaments of the
tuberosity, and in front to the tuberosity on the plantar surface of the cuboid bone, the more superficial fibers being continued forward to the bases of the second, third, and fourth metatarsal bones
.
This ligament converts the groove on the plantar surface of the cuboid into a canal for the tendon of the fibularis longus.
Deep to this ligament is the
short plantar ligament
.
The long plantar ligament separates the two heads of the quadratus plantae muscle.[1]
See also
- Plantar calcaneonavicular ligament
- Short plantar ligament
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 354 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ISBN 978-0-443-06815-7, retrieved 2021-02-20
External links
- lljoints at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (soleoffootligaments)
- Image at gla.ac.uk
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