The ankle joint is where your shin bone (tibia), calf bone (fibula) and talus bone meet. It joins your foot to your lower leg. Your ankle also contains cartilage, ligaments, muscles, nerves and blood vessels. Your ankles move in two main directions and you use them any time you move your feet and legs.
Apr 15, 2023
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The ankle, the talocrural region or the jumping bone (informal) is the area where the foot and the leg meet. The ankle includes three joints: the ankle ...
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Feb 25, 2015 · The ankle joint is a hinged synovial joint with primarily up-and-down movement (plantarflexion and dorsiflexion). However, when the range of ...
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