The stapes footplate articulates with the vestibular window through the annular ligament. This articulation is known as the stapediovestibular joint (SVJ). We investigated the ultrastructure of adult rat SVJ and report here on the characteristic ultrastructure of the corresponding annular ligament. Transmission electron microscopy showed that this annular ligament comprises thick ligament fibers consisting of a peripheral mantle of microfibrils and an electron-lucent central amorphous substance that is regularly arranged in a linear fashion, forming laminated structures parallel to the horizontal plane of the SVJ. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that transverse microfibrils cross the thick ligament fibers, showing a lattice-like structure. The annular ligament was vividly stained with elastica van Gieson's stain and the Verhoeff's iron hematoxylin method. Staining of the electron-lucent central amorphous substance of the thick ligament fibers by the tannate-metal salt method revealed an intense electron density. These results indicate that the annular ligament of the SVJ is mainly composed of mature elastic fibers.
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