posterior tibiofibular ligament


pos·te·ri·or tib·i·o·fib·u·lar lig·a·ment

[TA] the fibrous band that horizontally crosses the posterior aspect of the tibiofibular syndesmosis, contributing the posterior "wall" of the "socket" that receives the trochlea of the talus. Synonym(s): ligamentum tibiofibulare posterius [TA]

posterior tibiofibular ligament

A broad ligament that binds the fibula to the tibia; located on the posterior half of the distal fibula, superior to the lateral malleolus. The posterior tibiofibular ligament is part of the distal ankle syndesmosis. See: anterior tibiofibular ligament; crural interosseous ligamentSee also: ligament