The lateral ligament of the malleus (lig. mallei laterale; external ligament of the malleus) is a triangular band passing from the posterior part of the notch of Rivinus to the head of the malleus. Helmholtz described the anterior ligament and the posterior part of the lateral ligament as forming together the axis ligament around which the malleus rotates.
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・notch of Rivinus:リヴィヌス切痕=鼓膜切痕 ・head of the malleus:ツチ骨頭