Ankle

<p>The ankle, the talocrural region or the jumping bone (informal) is the area where the <a href="/facts/Foot/gnX2RTz7">foot</a> and the <a href="/facts/Leg/3W0vcemY">leg</a> meet. The ankle includes three <a href="/facts/Joint/D70qxsey">joints</a>: the ankle joint proper or talocrural joint, the <a href="/facts/Subtalar_joint/Id47f75F">subtalar joint</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Inferior_tibiofibular_joint/rmQBKh3S">inferior tibiofibular joint</a>. The movements produced at this joint are dorsiflexion and <a href="/facts/Plantarflexion/KmBVfcPk">plantarflexion</a> of the foot. In common usage, the term ankle refers exclusively to the ankle region. In medical terminology, "ankle" (without qualifiers) can refer broadly to the region or specifically to the talocrural joint.
</p><p>The main bones of the ankle region are the <a href="/facts/Talus_bone/7FJvAwcv">talus</a> (in the foot), the <a href="/facts/Tibia/YXQ0F48L">tibia</a>, and <a href="/facts/Fibula/pKXdd5nM">fibula</a> (both in the leg). The talocrural joint is a <a href="/facts/Synovial_joint/5gd2F3CK">synovial</a> <a href="/facts/Hinge_joint/4XWYJGkz">hinge joint</a> that connects the distal ends of the tibia and fibula in the lower limb with the proximal end of the talus. The articulation between the tibia and the talus bears more weight than that between the smaller fibula and the talus.
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Ankle