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Posterior Ankle Ligaments Anatomy

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Let's take on the subject of ankle pain,

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specifically posterior ankle pain.

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55-year-old man with a history of

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a fracture, swelling, pain in the

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talar neck, and posterior ankle.

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Let's have a look at some basic anatomy.

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We're going to do a little throwback.

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And we have talked about the posterior

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ligamentous anatomy of the ankle before.

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This is part of the high ankle.

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And then there's a posterior talofibular ligament.

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Let's take a look at some basic anatomy,

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which is a very strong structure

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sitting behind this ligament, and it

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hardly ever tears in an ankle sprain.

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However, that ligament which is hidden by this

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ligament called the inferior transverse ligament

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or transverse tibiofibular ligament attaches

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to the lateral talar process, which is going to

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be very important in our upcoming discussion.

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There's one more ligament

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I'd like you to keep in mind.

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I don't have it drawn in here,

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and it is the intermalleolar ligament.

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The intermalleolar ligament is, as the name

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suggests, is going to go between the malleoli.

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And it's a pretty, pretty long,

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important, and oft forgotten ligament.

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Now remember, this ligament is

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going to be all the way in the back.

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We're just talking posterior ligaments.

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It's going to come into play in

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the case we're about to show.

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Let's have a look.

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Stephen J Pomeranz, MD

Chief Medical Officer, ProScan Imaging. Founder, MRI Online

ProScan Imaging

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Musculoskeletal (MSK)

MSK

Foot & Ankle

Acquired/Developmental

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