Dorsal calcaneocuboid ligament

Dorsal calcaneocuboid ligament
Ligament: Dorsal calcaneocuboid ligament
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The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect. (Calcaneocuboid labeled at center top.)
Latin ligamentum calcaneocuboideum dorsale
Gray's subject #96 354
From calcaneus
To cuboid

The dorsal calcaneocuboid ligament (superior calcaneocuboid ligament) is a thin but broad fasciculus, which passes between the contiguous surfaces of the calcaneus and cuboid, on the dorsal surface of the joint.

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.


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