1. Ligaments of the Foot

2. Ligaments: connect bones to bones
Provide strength and support to joints
Named for the bones they connect

3. Ligaments that stabilize the ankle
Anterior Talo-Fibular Ligament
Most commonly sprained
Down the fibula to the talus
Keeps the ankle from rotating inward
Very broad (more like a sheet than a rope)

4. Calcaneo-Fibular Ligament
Tip of fibula to calcaneous
More like a rope (rarely damaged)

5. Posterior Talo-Fibular Ligament
Back part of fibula to calcaneous
Injuries rare unless the ankle is dislocated

6. The Deltoid
Medial malleolus into talus and calcaneous
Very strong

7. Ligaments in the Upper Ankle
Anterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament
Known as “high ankle sprain ligament”
Keeps tibia and fibula together
Injuries to this are usually when foot is stuck and foot rotates inward

8. Ligaments in the Foot Plantar Fascia Supports Longitudinal Medial Arch
Runs from calcaneous to metatarsal bones