NOUN
- a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
How To Use ankle joint In A Sentence
- Less commonly, the ankle can twist outward ( "eversion" injury), resulting in injury to the other ligaments on the inside of the ankle joint ( "deltoid" injury). The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
- Passive range of motion of the foot and ankle joints should be assessed for indications of restricted movement.
- These two bones together link the leg to the foot at the ankle joint, although it is the tibia which carries all the weight.
- The ankle joint was inflated with physiologic saline solution.
- In front of the ankle joint, the fascia is increased in density, constituting a band (anterior annular ligament) which extends between the malleoli, forms sheaths for the several extensor tendons, and binds these down in front of the joint. Surgical Anatomy
- These will be designed to mimic the natural flex of knee and ankle joints by storing electrical energy to power internal springs. Times, Sunday Times
- At its lower end the tibia forms what is known as the ankle joint by articulating with the next long bone, which is commonly called the tarsus, although the proper name would be really metatarsus. Our Bird Comrades
- These two bones together link the leg to the foot at the ankle joint, although it is the tibia which carries all the weight.
- These will be designed to mimic the natural flex of knee and ankle joints by storing electrical energy to power internal springs. Times, Sunday Times
- [FOOTNOTE 87: spavined crowbait -- a lame, emaciated horse (from spavin, an inflammation of the tarsal or ankle joint of a horse, causing lameness, and an appearance that causes carrion birds to think a meal is in the offing)] "A very sad --" began Judge Menefee, but his remark was curtailed by a higher authority. Heart of the West [Annotated]
