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Plantar ligament

Plantar ligament refer to ligaments in the sole of the foot:

  • Plantar plates, fibrocartilaginous structures in the metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints of the toes.
  • One of several tarsal, metatarsal, and tarsometatarsal ligaments:
    • Long plantar ligament, that connects the calcaneus with the cuboid bone
    • Plantar calcaneocuboid ligament, deep to previous
    • Plantar calcaneonavicular ligament, that connects the calcaneus with the navicular bone
    • Plantar cuneonavicular ligaments, that connect the navicular bone with adjacent cuneiform bones
    • Plantar intercuneiform ligaments, between the cuneiform bones
    • Plantar cuboideonavicular ligament, that connects the cuboid with the navicular bone
    • Plantar cuneocuboid ligament, that connects the cuboid with the cuneiform bones