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Abstract
An anatomical study of fresh cadaver ankles has been made to examine the role of the anterior tibio-fibular ligament. It was found that when this ligament was divided along with division of the fibula, either above or below the syndesmosis, there was a degree of external rotation of the talus within the ankle mortise. This suggests that the anterior tibio-fibular ligament is one of the main structures of the ankle joint acting against excessive fibular movement and preventing external rotation of the talus within the ankle joint.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3198265 DOI: 10.1016/0020-1383(88)90072-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Injury ISSN: 0020-1383 Impact factor: 2.586