dorsal calcaneonavicular ligament

bi·fur·cate lig·a·ment

[TA]

a strong, V-shaped dorsal tarsal ligament on the dorsum of the foot that passes from the calcaneus distal to the tarsal sinus and attaches to cuboid and navicular bones; it is divided into the dorsal calcaneocuboid ligament and the (dorsal) calcaneonavicular ligament.

Synonym(s): ligamentum bifurcatum [TA], bifurcated ligament

dorsal calcaneonavicular ligament

An obsolete term that formerly dignified the dorsal fibres of the calcaneonavicular ligament, which are no longer regarded as a distinct ligament.