"Classification "
"Variant anatomy "
"It starts from the distal tibia around 5 mm above the articular surface at the Chaput tubercle and descends obliquely between the adjacent margins of the tibia and fibula, anterior to the syndesmosis to the anterior aspect of the lateral malleolus at the Wagstaffe-Le Fort tubercle. Length ranges from 12-20 mm and thickness 1-3 mm."
Expected headings
"Classification "
"Variant anatomy "
"type 1b: inferior fascicle is not completely separated from the rest of the ligament by a gap; either its proximal or distal attachment is continuous with the rest of the ligament"
"type 2: three fascicles or less; distinct inferior fascicle with both its proximal and distal attachments separate from rest of the ligament; inferior fascicle separated from the main portion of the ligament by a gap"
"type 2: three fascicles or less; distinct inferior fascicle with both its proximal and distal attachments separate from rest of the ligament; inferior fascicle separated from the main portion of the ligament by a gap"
"type 3: three fascicles or less; distinct inferior fascicle with either its proximal or its distal attachment continuous with the rest of the ligament; gap does not completely separate the inferior fascicle from the rest of the ligament"
"type 3: three fascicles or less; distinct inferior fascicle with either its proximal or its distal attachment continuous with the rest of the ligament; gap does not completely separate the inferior fascicle from the rest of the ligament"
"type 4: three fascicles or less; the lower portion of the ligament possesses an inferior fascicle with both its proximal and distal attachments for the rest of the ligament"
"type 5: three fascicles or less; ligament with no separations or gaps within its structure and may or may not possess a fascicular arrangement"