Ankle joint

The ankle, or the talocrural region, is the region where the foot and the leg meet. The ankle includes three joints: the ankle joint proper or talocrural joint, the . The ankle joint is a hinged synovial joint with primarily up-and-down movement (plantarflexion and dorsiflexion).

The ankle joint (or talocrural joint) is a synovial joint located in the lower limb. It is formed by the bones of the leg and the foot – the tibia, fibula . The ankle joint allows up-and-down movement of the foot. The subtalar joint sits below the ankle joint, and allows side-to-side motion of the foot .

Englisch-Deutsch-Übersetzung für ankle joint im Online-Wörterbuch dict. The ankle joint is one of the most important joints in the human body. It has several movement ranges and consists of different bones and ligaments.

What we normally think of as the ankle is actually made up of two joints: the subtalar joint and the true ankle joint.