Figure 2b. Axial sections through the ankle of the cadaver of a 69-year-old woman. (a) T1-weighted spin-echo MR image (600/20) shows the anterior talofibular ligament (straight white arrows) as a thin band of homogeneous signal intensity. The posterior talofibular ligament (black arrows) has inhomogeneous signal intensity at the insertion on the concave fibula. Also note the inhomogeneous signal intensity of the anterior (arrowhead) and posterior (curved arrow) tibiotalar ligaments. (b) Photograph of corresponding macroscopic section shows the anterior talofibular ligament (thick arrows) and posterior talofibular ligament (thin arrows). (c) Photomicrograph (original magnification, x16; hematoxylin-eosin stain) of corresponding microscopic section shows multiple fascicles (arrowheads) of the posterior talofibular ligament with fatty tissue (arrows) close to the insertion on the fibula (F).