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| Ligament: Dorsal tarsometatarsal ligaments |
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| Ligaments of the sole of the foot, with the tendons of the Peronæus longus, Tibialis posterior and Tibialis anterior muscles. |
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| The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect. |
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ligamenta tarsometatarsalia dorsalia |
| Gray's |
subject #97 358 |
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| Dorlands/Elsevier |
l_09/12493315 |
The dorsal tarsometatarsal ligaments are strong, flat bands.
The first metatarsal is joined to the first cuneiform by a broad, thin band; the second has three, one from each cuneiform bone; the third has one from the third cuneiform; the fourth has one from the third cuneiform and one from the cuboid; and the fifth, one from the cuboid.
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