Spring and Deltoid Ligament Insufficiency in the Setting of Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity. An Update on Diagnosis and Management

The spring and deltoid ligament are important stabilizers to the medial ankle. Together they form a complex along the medial ankle and foot that are critical to stability of both the ankle and medial longitudinal arch. Incompetence of the spring and deltoid ligament are components of both the early and late stages of progressive collapsing foot deformity. As the importance of this medial ligament complex has been recognized, repair and reconstruction of these ligaments has progressively evolved, initially as separate reconstructions, and more recently as combined techniques.
Source: Foot and Ankle Clinics - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research