title: Morphology of the dorsal and lateral calcaneocuboid ligaments.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The dorsolateral calcaneocuboid ligaments have different configurations. In the literature they are only described as either the dorsal or lateral calcaneocuboid ligament. However, recent reconstructive surgical techniques may benefit from a better understanding of the anatomy. The aims of this study were to classify the morphology and attachments of the dorso-lateral calcaneocuboid ligaments and to determine their dimensions.
  
  
  METHODS
  The dorso-lateral aspects of the calcaneocuboid joint of 30 cadaver feet were dissected to expose the associated ligaments. Further, we evaluated possible bony landmarks of the calcaneus that could imply which shape or course the ligament would have in a specific individual.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our findings showed a wide variety of configurations in shape, number, and attachment sites. A constant dorsal ligament and an additional narrower lateral ligament was detectable in half of the cases. The majority of the dorso-lateral calcaneocuboid ligament-complex had an upward course and fanning out from proximal to distal. No bony predictor for the ligaments' shape or course was found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The dorso-lateral ligament-complex of the calcaneocuboid joint revealed a wide variety of configurations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Better understanding of the anatomy of these ligaments may aid in the anatomic reconstruction of these ligaments.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Johannes Gutenberg- University Mainz, Germany, Germany. ndorn@uni-mainz.de
authors.forename: Nadja V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Dorn-Lange
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nauck
authors.forename: Heinz
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lohrer
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arentz
authors.forename: Moritz A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Konerding
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013640:Tarsal Joints / Q000033:anatomy & histology*