We just learned about the Distal Intertarsal Ligaments.
Another group of connective tissue in the foot is called the Metatarsal ligaments.
The metatarsal bones are the long bones in your foot between your ankle and your toes.
There are five metatarsal bones, one for each toe.
The metatarsals have ligaments connecting them to the ankle bones, to each other, and to the toe bones.
- Tarsometatarsal - Connects the tarsus (ankle) to the metatarsals (foot) on plantar (bottom) and dorsal (top).
- Intermetatarsal - Connects the metatarsal (foot) bones to themselves, on dorsal (top), plantar (bottom) and interosseous (in between) and transverse (across).
- Metatarsophalangeal - Connects the metatarsal (foot) bones to the phalanges (toe) bones, on plantar (bottom) and side (collateral).
(from: wikipedia - tarsometatarsal joints)
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