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What are the names of the ligaments in your lower leg ankle and foot?
Lateral ligaments: These start at the lateral malleolus (the end of the fibula, which forms the bump on the outside of the ankle). Then the three ligaments connect to the talus and calcaneus. Syndesmotic ligaments: This set of four ligaments connect the tibia and fibula.
What are the 3 ligaments in your ankle?
The three ligaments responsible are the anterior or anteroinferior tibiofibular ligament, the posterior or posteroinferior tibiofibular ligament, and the interosseous tibiofibular ligament.
What are the 6 main ligaments of the ankle joint?
The main stabilizing ligaments are deltoid ligament medially, anterior, posterior talofibular and calcaneofibular ligament laterally.
- Medial Ligament.
- Lateral Ligament.
- Plantarflexion.
- Dorsiflexion.
How do you know if a ligament is torn in your ankle?
What Are the Symptoms of a Torn Ligament in an Ankle? You can feel sudden pain, and a tearing, snapping or popping sensation – which might be so bad you can’t put weight on your foot – and swelling around your ankle joint. In some cases, there may bruising that extends down your foot and up your calf.
What are the symptoms of a torn ankle ligament?
How do I know if I have torn a ligament in my ankle?
If you have torn your ankle ligament, symptoms include: Swelling around your ankle joint. A feeling of instability. Bruising – sometimes up your lower leg and into your foot.
How do you know if you have torn ankle ligaments?
If you have torn your ankle ligament, symptoms include:
- Swelling around your ankle joint.
- A feeling of instability.
- Bruising – sometimes up your lower leg and into your foot.
- Tenderness to touch.
- Pain when putting weight on your ankle.
- Popping sound at the time of injury.