medial ligament of ankle (deltoid ligament)

Constituents

A compound ligament consisting of 4 component ligaments.

• tibionavicular ligament
• tibiocalcaneal ligament
• anterior tibial talar ligament
• posterior tibial talar ligament

Course

• it passes downwards from the medial malleolus of the tibia to the tarsal bones.

More general terms

• ligament

Additional terms

• medial (tibial) malleolus

Components

• posterior tibial talar ligament
• anterior tibial talar ligament
• tibiocalcaneal ligament; calcaneotibial ligament
• tibionavicular ligament