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ligamentum calcaneonaviculare plantare (medicine) and Pfannenstiel's incision (medicine)


ligamentum calcaneonaviculare plantare (medicine)


ligamentum calcaneonaviculare plantare -->
plantar calcaneonavicular ligament
<anatomy> A dense fibroelastic ligament that extends from the sustentaculum tali to the plantar surface of the navicular bone; it supports the head of the talus.

Synonym: ligamentum calcaneonaviculare plantare, inferior calcaneonavicular ligament, spring ligament.


Pfannenstiel's incision (medicine)


Pfannenstiel's incision


An incision made transversely, and through the external sheath of the recti muscles, about an inch above the pubes, the muscles being split or separated in the direction of their fibres.