See Also: transverse crural ligament(medicine)
transverse ligament of leg(medicine)
transverse ligament of knee(medicine)
transverse ligament of elbow(medicine)
transverse ligament of acetabulum(medicine)
transverse humeral ligament(medicine)
transverse metatarsal ligament(medicine)
transverse tibiofibular ligament(medicine)
transverse carpal ligament(medicine)
transverse metacarpal ligament(medicine)

transverse crural ligament (medicine)


transverse crural ligament -->
superior extensor retinaculum


The ligament that binds down the extensor tendons proximal to the ankle joint; it is continuous with (a thickening of) the deep fascia of the leg.

Synonym: retinaculum musculorum extensorum superius, ligamentum transversum cruris, superior retinaculum of extensor muscles, transverse crural ligament, transverse ligament of leg.