Ankle
Region where the foot and the leg meet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The ankle, or the talocrural region,[1] or the jumping bone (informal) is the area where the foot and the leg meet.[2] The ankle includes three joints: the ankle joint proper or talocrural joint, the subtalar joint, and the inferior tibiofibular joint.[3][4][5] The movements produced at this joint are dorsiflexion and plantarflexion of the foot. In common usage, the term ankle refers exclusively to the ankle region. In medical terminology, "ankle" (without qualifiers) can refer broadly to the region or specifically to the talocrural joint.[1][6]
| Ankle | |
|---|---|
Lateral view of the human ankle | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | tarsus |
| MeSH | D000842 |
| TA98 | A01.1.00.041 |
| TA2 | 165 |
| FMA | 9665 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The main bones of the ankle region are the talus (in the foot), and the tibia and fibula (in the leg). The talocrural joint is a synovial hinge joint that connects the distal ends of the tibia and fibula in the lower limb with the proximal end of the talus.[7] The articulation between the tibia and the talus bears more weight than that between the smaller fibula and the talus.