Plantar ligament
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Plantar ligament refer to ligaments in the sole of the foot:
- Plantar platePlantar plateIn the human foot, the plantar or volar plates are fibrocartilaginous structures found in the metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints...
s, fibrocartilaginous structures in the metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints of the toes. - One of several tarsal, metatarsalPlantar metatarsal ligamentsThe plantar metatarsal ligaments are ligaments in the foot....
, and tarsometatarsalPlantar tarsometatarsal ligamentsThe plantar tarsometatarsal ligaments consist of longitudinal and oblique bands, disposed with less regularity than the dorsal ligaments.Those for the first and second metatarsals are the strongest; the second and third metatarsals are joined by oblique bands to the first cuneiform; the fourth and...
ligaments:- Long plantar ligamentLong plantar ligamentThe long plantar ligament is a long ligament on the underside of the foot that connects the calcaneus with the cuboid bone.-Structure:...
, that connects the calcaneus with the cuboid bone - Plantar calcaneocuboid ligamentPlantar calcaneocuboid ligamentThe plantar calcaneocuboid ligament is a ligament on the bottom of the foot that connects the calcaneus to the cuboid bone...
, deep to previous - Plantar calcaneonavicular ligamentPlantar calcaneonavicular ligamentThe plantar calcaneonavicular ligament is a ligament on the underside of the foot that connects the calcaneus with the navicular bone.-Structure:...
, that connects the calcaneus with the navicular bone - Plantar cuneonavicular ligamentsPlantar cuneonavicular ligamentsThe Plantar cuneonavicular ligaments are fibrous bands that connect the plantar surface of the navicular bone to the adjacent plantar surfaces of the three cuneiform bones....
, that connect the navicular bone with adjacent cuneiform bones - Plantar intercuneiform ligamentsPlantar intercuneiform ligamentsThe Plantar intercuneiform ligaments are fibrous bands that connect the plantar surfaces of adjacent cuneiform bones....
, between the cuneiform bones - Plantar cuboideonavicular ligamentPlantar cuboideonavicular ligamentThe Plantar cuboideonavicular ligament is a fibrous band that connects the plantar surfaces of the cuboid and navicular bones....
, that connects the cuboid with the navicular bone - Plantar cuneocuboid ligamentPlantar cuneocuboid ligamentThe Plantar cuneocuboid ligament is a fibrous band that connects the plantar surfaces of the cuboid to the lateral surface of the cuneiform bones....
, that connects the cuboid with the cuneiform bones
- Long plantar ligament