Dorsal tarsometatarsal ligaments

Dorsal tarsometatarsal ligaments
Ligaments of the sole of the foot, with the tendons of the peroneus longus, tibialis posterior and tibialis anterior muscles
The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect
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Identifiers
Latin	Ligamenta tarsometatarsalia dorsalia
TA	A03.6.10.602
FMA	44270
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The dorsal tarsometatarsal ligaments are ligaments located in the foot. They are strong, flat bands that stretch from the tarsal bones to the metatarsals .

The first metatarsal is joined to the first cuneiform by a broad, thin band; the second has three, one from each cuneiform bone; the third has one from the third cuneiform; the fourth has one from the third cuneiform and one from the cuboid; and the fifth, one from the cuboid.

References

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