Posterior ligament of the lateral malleolus

Posterior tibiofibular ligament
The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect. (Post. lat. malleol. lig. labeled at center left.)
Lateral view of the human ankle
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Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum tibiofibulare posterius, ligamentum malleoli lateralis posterius
Dorlands /Elsevier	l_09/12493388
TA	A03.6.05.004
FMA	76853
Anatomical terminology []

The posterior ligament of the lateral malleolus (posterior tibiofibular ligament, posterior inferior ligament). It is smaller than the anterior ligament of the lateral malleolus and is disposed in a similar manner on the posterior surface of the syndesmosis.

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