Deltoid ligament

Deltoid ligament
Ligaments of the medial aspect of the foot.
Details
From	Talus bone (tarsal bones)
To	Medial malleolus of the tibia
Identifiers
Latin	Ligamentum collaterale mediale articulationis talocruralis, ligamentum deltoideum
Dorlands /Elsevier	l_09/12491956
TA	A03.6.10.003
FMA	44055
Anatomical terminology []

The deltoid ligament (or medial ligament of talocrural joint) is a strong, flat, triangular band, attached, above, to the apex and anterior and posterior borders of the medial malleolus. The deltoid ligament is composed of the anterior tibiotalar ligament, tibiocalcaneal ligament, posterior tibiotalar ligament and the tibionavicular ligament. It consists of two sets of fibers, superficial and deep.

Of the superficial fibres,

The deep fibres (anterior tibiotalar) are attached to the anterior colliculus of the medial malleolus, and below to the anteromedial talus

The deltoid ligament is covered by the tendons of the tibialis posterior and flexor digitorum longus.

Ankle joint.Deep section.

Ankle joint. Deep dissection.

Ankle joint. Deep dissection.

Ankle joint. Deep dissection.

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