The Location of the Fibular Tunnel for Anatomically Accurate Reconstruction of the Lateral Ankle Ligament: A Cadaveric Study

Table 1

The distances between the fibular footprint of the lateral ankle ligaments and the selected bony landmarks ( specimens).

Measurement point	Distance (mm)
	Mean	SD	Minimum	Maximum
cATFL~IT	15.9	3.2	10	25
cCFL~IT	8.6	2.9	0	16
intATFL-CFL~IT	12.0	2.5	5.5	19.5
AT~IT	31.8	2.6	25.5	40

AT: the articular tip of the lateral malleolus; ATFL: anterior talofibular ligament; cATFL: the center of the fibular footprint of the ATFL; cCFL: the center of the fibular footprint of the CFL; CFL: calcaneofibular ligament; intATFL-CFL: the intersection point of the fibular origin of the ATFL and CFL; IT: the inferior tip of the lateral malleolus; SD: standard deviation.