Tibial Plafond Attachment of the Posterior-Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament: A Cadaveric Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some recent studies have reported the role of the posterior malleolus as an attachment of the posterior-inferior tibiofibular ligament (PITFL) and suggested that even a small fragment should be fixed. However, there are few anatomic studies of the tibial plafond attachment of the PITFL.

Methods

Seven Thiel-embalmed ankles were obtained. The margin of the distal tibial joint surface and the attachments of the superficial fiber of the PITFL (sPITFL) and the deep fiber (dPITFL) were identified. In the frontal view, the percentages of the attachments of the sPITFL and dPITFL of the mediolateral dimension of the posterior tibial plafond were measured. In the lateral view, the line that started from the proximal margin of the attachment of the sPITFL and parallel to the

SUBMITTER: Fujimoto S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8702662 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature