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. 2024 Oct 15;12(10):23259671241275959. doi: 10.1177/23259671241275959

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Figure 3. — (A) Ligament contact was defined as contact between the distal fascicle of the anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament (DF-AITFL) (arrow in all images) and the anterolateral talar dome (star in all images). (B) Bending of the ligament was defined as a bending in the area where the ligament contacted the anterolateral dome of the talus. (C) A ligament tear was defined as the presence of a tear or adhesion around the DF-AITFL, regardless of severity. (D) Cartilage deformation (dot) was defined as cartilage degeneration in the anterolateral talar dome in contact with the DF-AITFL.