plantar tarsometatarsal ligaments

plantar tarsometatarsal ligaments

[TA] longitudinal and oblique bands reinforcing the plantar aspects of the tarsometatarsal joints (joints between the metatarsals and the cuboid and cuneiform bones); the medial bands are strongest; they become progressively weaker laterally. Synonym(s): ligamenta tarsometatarsalia plantaria [TA]