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