Bifurcated ligament

Bifurcated ligament
The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect (bifurcated ligament labeled at upper right)
Talocalcaneal and talocalcaneonavicular articulations exposed from above by removing the talus (bifurcated ligament labeled at upper right)
Details
From	Calcaneus
To	cuboid and navicular bone
Identifiers
Latin	Ligamentum bifurcatum
Dorlands /Elsevier	l_09/12491709
TA	A03.6.10.511
FMA	44216
Anatomical terminology []

The bifurcated ligament (internal calcaneocuboid, interosseous ligament or bifurcate ligament) is a strong band, attached behind to the deep hollow on the upper surface of the calcaneus and dividing in front in a Y-shaped manner into a calcaneocuboid and a calcaneonavicular part.

It is commonly injured in "sprain-type" inversion injuries producing an avulsion fracture at the anterolateral process of the calcaneus.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)