Anatomy

Ankle Joint

The joint that is formed by the inferior articular and malleolar articular surfaces of the TIBIA; the malleolar articular surface of the FIBULA; and the medial malleolar, lateral malleolar, and superior surfaces of the TALUS.

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Abstract

The joint that is formed by the inferior articular and malleolar articular surfaces of the TIBIA; the malleolar articular surface of the FIBULA; and the medial malleolar, lateral malleolar, and superior surfaces of the TALUS.

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19 entry terms
  • Ankle Syndesmosis
  • Articulatio talocruralis
  • Talocrural Joint
  • Ankle Joints
  • Ankle Syndesmoses
  • Joint, Ankle
  • Joints, Ankle
  • Syndesmosis, Ankle
  • Talocrural Joints
  • Distal Tibiofibular Joint
  • Inferior Tibiofibular Joint
  • Tibiofibular Ankle Syndesmosis
  • Tibiofibular Syndesmosis
  • Ankle Syndesmosis, Tibiofibular
  • Distal Tibiofibular Joints
  • Inferior Tibiofibular Joints
  • Tibiofibular Ankle Syndesmoses
  • Tibiofibular Joint, Distal
  • Tibiofibular Syndesmoses

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

primates only; differentiation from ANKLE

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History Note

65; /injuries was ANKLE JOINT/injuries 1965-91

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ankle Joint. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000843. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000843
  2. Ankle Joint. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10690310