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spring ligament

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spring ligament
n.
A dense fibroelastic ligament in the foot extending from the calcaneus to the navicular bone and supporting the head of the talus.


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Tears of the spring ligament (plantar calcaneonavicular ligament) can lead to a flatfoot deformity and inferior subluxation of the talar head.
Liliane Helger at Sahlgrenska University Hospital Molndal (SU) presented the first clinical case reports on spring ligament repair with Artelon[R] Tissue Reinforcement*.
 
 
 
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