Fig. 2 | Scientific Reports

Fig. 2

From: Differences in ankle stabilizing function between the upper and lower fiber bundles of the anterior talofibular ligament: an anatomical study

Fig. 2The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

Position of the foot during measurement. For anterior drawer stress (A), the specimen was fixed in the lateral position with the knee joint flexed at 30 degrees, and anterior drawer stress was applied approximately 3 cm proximal to the lateral malleolus. For inversion stress (B), the specimen was positioned in supine with the knee joint flexed at 30 degrees, and inversion stress was applied approximately 5 cm proximal to the medial malleolus. The angle conditions for both the anterior drawer and inversion stresses included 0-degree dorsiflexion, 15-degree plantar flexion, and 30-degree plantar flexion, with a stress intensity of 120 N.

Back to article page