Posterior Ankle Ligaments Anatomy
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Let's take on the subject of ankle pain,
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specifically posterior ankle pain.
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55-year-old man with a history of
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a fracture, swelling, pain in the
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talar neck, and posterior ankle.
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Let's have a look at some basic anatomy.
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We're going to do a little throwback.
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And we have talked about the posterior
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ligamentous anatomy of the ankle before.
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This is part of the high ankle.
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And then there's a posterior talofibular ligament.
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Let's take a look at some basic anatomy,
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which is a very strong structure
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sitting behind this ligament, and it
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hardly ever tears in an ankle sprain.
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However, that ligament which is hidden by this
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ligament called the inferior transverse ligament
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or transverse tibiofibular ligament attaches
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to the lateral talar process, which is going to
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be very important in our upcoming discussion.
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There's one more ligament
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I'd like you to keep in mind.
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I don't have it drawn in here,
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and it is the intermalleolar ligament.
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The intermalleolar ligament is, as the name
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suggests, is going to go between the malleoli.
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And it's a pretty, pretty long,
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important, and oft forgotten ligament.
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Now remember, this ligament is
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going to be all the way in the back.
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We're just talking posterior ligaments.
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It's going to come into play in
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the case we're about to show.
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Let's have a look.
Stephen J Pomeranz, MD
Chief Medical Officer, ProScan Imaging. Founder, MRI Online
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