Morphology of the Calcaneofibular Ligament Reflects Degeneration of the Talonavicular Articular Surface: A Cadaver Study
Ryuta Tanaka, Daisuke Kiyoshima, Kaori Suyama, Ning Qu, Miyu Inagawa, Shogo Hayashi, Christian Carulli · 2024
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Ryuta Tanaka and co-authors measure ankle ligaments in a 2024 cadaver study. Joint surface wear may change the ligaments around it, as they strain to limit bone-on-bone movement. The team measured six ligaments in fifty feet from forty-five Japanese cadavers and graded wear on one joint surface.
Only one ligament's width differed between worn and sound joints: the calcaneofibular ligament. A cutoff near nine millimeters wide flagged wear with fair sensitivity and strong specificity. Length and thickness of the other ligaments told nothing. The authors propose the ligament's width, readable on imaging, as a simple sign of hidden joint surface damage in the foot.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ryuta Tanaka, Daisuke Kiyoshima, Kaori Suyama, Ning Qu, Miyu Inagawa, Shogo Hayashi, Christian Carulli |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |