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'''''Tarsometatarsal Joint'''''
'''''Tarsometatarsal Joint'''''
* This is the articulation between the distal tarsal bones and the metatarsal bones.
* This is the articulation between the distal tarsal bones and the metatarsal bones.
'''Ligaments of the Tarsus'''
'''''Ligaments of the Tarsus'''''
* '''Long lateral collateral ligament''' connects the lateral malleolus to the proximal part of the lateral metatarsal bones. Along it's course it attaches to the lateral tarsal bones.
* '''Long lateral collateral ligament''' connects the lateral malleolus to the proximal part of the lateral metatarsal bones. Along it's course it attaches to the lateral tarsal bones.
* '''Short lateral collateral ligament''' connects the lateral malleoulus to the calcaneus and the talus and lies deep to the long lateral collateral ligament.
* '''Short lateral collateral ligament''' connects the lateral malleoulus to the calcaneus and the talus and lies deep to the long lateral collateral ligament.