A)Are formed from 3 ligaments
1-Anterior talo fibular ligament.
2-Posterior talo fibular ligament.
B)Search for fibula at the level of malleolar fossa.
1-The posterior ligament is the one arising from malleolar groove running medially and horizontally.
2-The anterior ligament is the one seen lateral to fibula and running oblige and vertically.
3-Tear of the ligament(any ligament) could be :
-Acute tear where you cannot see the ligament and its site will be filled with fluid.
-Chronic injury where you will see the ligament enlarged but without signal inside it.
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| Anterior talo fibular ligament (normal) |
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| Ruptured anterior talo fibular ligament. |
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| Normal posterior talo fibular ligament. |
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| Injured posterior talo fibular ligament Reference |
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