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Ultrasound imaging of the posterior talofibular ligament

Journal of Ultrasonography
Volume 21 (2021): Issue 84 (January 2021)
By: Tomasz Poboży and  Wojciech Konarski  
Open Access
|Mar 2021

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Fig. 1.

Anatomy of the PTFL (PP-LT – lateral tubercle of the posterior process of the talus, PP-MT – medial tubercle of the posterior process of the talus, light blue area – sulcus of the flexor hallucis longus tendon, MF – malleolar fossa of the lateral malleolus, grey lines – typical course of the posterior talofibular ligament)
Anatomy of the PTFL (PP-LT – lateral tubercle of the posterior process of the talus, PP-MT – medial tubercle of the posterior process of the talus, light blue area – sulcus of the flexor hallucis longus tendon, MF – malleolar fossa of the lateral malleolus, grey lines – typical course of the posterior talofibular ligament)

Fig. 2.

A. Ultrasound image of the posterior talofibular ligament (MT – medial tubercle of the posterior process of talus, LT – lateral tubercle of the posterior process of talus, asterisk – tendon of flexor hallucis longus, arrowheads – posterior talofibular ligament localization), B. Positioning the patient and the ultrasound probe in PTFL imaging
A. Ultrasound image of the posterior talofibular ligament (MT – medial tubercle of the posterior process of talus, LT – lateral tubercle of the posterior process of talus, asterisk – tendon of flexor hallucis longus, arrowheads – posterior talofibular ligament localization), B. Positioning the patient and the ultrasound probe in PTFL imaging

Fig. 3.

The course of PTFL on an ultrasonography image (PP-LT – lateral tubercle of the posterior process of the talus, LM – lateral malleolus, arrows – posterior talofibular ligament)
The course of PTFL on an ultrasonography image (PP-LT – lateral tubercle of the posterior process of the talus, LM – lateral malleolus, arrows – posterior talofibular ligament)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2021.0015 | Journal eISSN: 2451-070X | Journal ISSN: 2084-8404
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Language: English
Page range: 82 - 83
Submitted on: Aug 26, 2020
Accepted on: Oct 29, 2020
Published on: Mar 8, 2021
Published by: MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS Sp. z o.o.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
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