Inferior tibiofibular articulation
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| Inferior tibiofibular articulation | |
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| Capsule of left talocrural articulation (distended). Lateral aspect. | |
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| Coronal section through right talocrural and talocalcaneal joints. | |
| Latin | syndesmosis tibiofibularis |
| Gray's | subject #94 348 |
The inferior tibiofibular articulation (tibiofibular syndesmosis) is formed by the rough, convex surface of the medial side of the lower end of the fibula, and a rough concave surface on the lateral side of the tibia.
Below, to the extent of about 4 mm. these surfaces are smooth, and covered with cartilage, which is continuous with that of the ankle-joint.
The ligaments are:
- Anterior ligament of the lateral malleolus
- Posterior ligament of the lateral malleolus
- Inferior transverse ligament of the tibiofibular syndesmosis
- Interosseous ligament
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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated.
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