Posterior ligament of the lateral malleolus

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Ligament: Posterior ligament of the lateral malleolus
The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect. (Post. lat. malleol. lig. labeled at center left.)
Lateral view of the human ankle
Latin	ligamentum tibiofibulare posterius, ligamentum malleoli lateralis posterius
Gray's	subject #94 348
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The posterior ligament of the lateral malleolus (posterior tibiofibular ligament, posterior inferior ligament). It is smaller than the anterior ligament of the lateral malleolus and is disposed in a similar manner on the posterior surface of the syndesmosis.

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