Tibiospring ligament
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Feger J, Haouimi A, Murphy A, Tibiospring ligament. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 28 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-77760
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The tibiospring ligament belongs to the medial supporting structures of the ankle and is considered to be one of the four superficial components of the deltoid ligament 1.
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Gross anatomy
It is located superficial to the deep anterior tibiotalar ligament, anterior to the tibiocalcaneal ligament and posterior to the tibionavicular ligament or rather to the anterior ankle joint capsule. It connects the medial tibial malleolus with the spring ligament 1-6. The tibiospring ligament becomes tenser with eversion and plantarflexion 7.
Attachments
The proximal attachment originates on the anterior tibial colliculus of the medial malleolus.
Its distal attachment inserts and blends with the more proximally located fibres of the superomedial portion of calcaneonavicular or spring ligament 1.
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References
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- 7. Takao M, Ankle Instability Group, Ozeki S et al. Strain Pattern of Each Ligamentous Band of the Superficial Deltoid Ligament: A Cadaver Study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2020;21(1):289. doi:10.1186/s12891-020-03296-0 - Pubmed
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