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Fig. 7

From: High-resolution 3T magnetic resonance imaging and histological analysis of capsuloligamentous complex of the first metatarsophalangeal joint

Fig. 7

The capsuloligamentous complex of the first MTPJ from a right foot specimen (45 years old). a Coronal schematic diagram through the sesamoid bones of first MTPJ; b coronal anatomic slice; c and d coronal T1WI and T2-SPAIR image of the foot; e and f HE and Masson’s trichrome staining of the first MTPJ (original magnification × 4). White triangle = The intersesamoid ligament; white pentagram = flexor hallucis longus tendon; white arrowheads = the accessory sesamoid ligaments; white short arrows = the medial and lateral head of the flexor hallucis brevis tendons; white long arrow and white curved arrow = The tendons of abductor hallucis and adductor hallucis; white circle = The medial sesamoid phalangeal ligament. (Abd = abductor hallucis tendon; Add = adductor hallucis tendon; FHB-M and FHB-L = medial and lateral head of flexor hallucis brevis tendon; FHL = flexor hallucis longus tendon; IS = intersesamoid ligament; L = lateral sesamoid; LAS = lateral accessory sesamoid ligament; M = medial sesamoid; MAS = medial accessory sesamoid ligament; MT = metatarsal.)

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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