Kodai Sakamoto, Mutsuaki Edama, Haruki Osanami, Hirotake Yokota, Ryo Hirabayashi, Chie Sekine, Tomonobu Ishigaki, Hiroshi Akuzawa, Taku Toriumi, Ikuo Kageyama
This study explored the relationship between the morphological characteristics of the first tarsometatarsal ligaments and fibularis longus (FL) and the severity of articular cartilage degeneration in the first tarsometatarsal joint. Sixty legs from 30 cadavers were examined. The plantar, dorsal, and medial first tarsometatarsal ligaments were classified by fiber bundle number, and their morphological characteristics (fiber bundle length, width, thickness) were measured. The FL was categorized by its continuity with the plantar first tarsometatarsal ligament (PTML): Type A, connection with the PTML only on the first metatarsal; Type B, connection along the entire PTML; and Type C, no connection with the PTML...
April 15, 2024: Clinical Anatomy