Purpose: The aim of the study was to examine the ligaments of the os trigonum.

Methods: The ankle joint magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of 104 patients with the os trigonum (experimental group) and 104 patients without the os trigonum (control group) were re-reviewed. The connections of the os trigonum and posterior talofibular ligament (PTFL), the fibulotalocalcaneal ligament (FTCL), the paratenon of the Achilles tendon, the posterior talocalcaneal ligament (PTCL), the osteofibrous tunnel of the flexor hallucis longus (OF-FHL) and the flexor retinaculum (FR) were studied.

Results: The os trigonum is connected to structures. The posterior part of the PTFL inserted on the os trigonum in 85.6% of patients, whereas in all patients in the control group, the posterior part of the PTFL inserted on the posterior talar process (p < 0.05). The connection of the PTCL was seen in 94.2% of patients in the experimental group, while it was seen in 90.4% of patients in the control group (p > 0.05). The connection to the FTCL in the experimental group was 89.4%, while in the control group, it was 91.3% (p > 0.05). The communication with the paratenon was seen more often in the control group compared to that in the experimental group (31.7% vs. 63.8%, p < 0.001). The FTCL was prolonged medially into the FR in 85.6% of patients in the experimental group and in 87.5% of patients in the control group (p > 0.05). The flexor hallucis longus (FHL) run at the level of articulation between the os trigonum 63.5% and the posterior process of the talus 25% and less often on the os trigonum 11.5%.

Conclusion: The os trigonum is connected with all posterior ankle structures and more connections than previously reported.

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