Ankle arthritis occurs when the cartilage between your shin bone (tibia) and your top foot bone (talus) wears away. Cartilage is the flexible tissue that cushions your joints and absorbs shock. Loss ...

2. Plantar Flexion (Pointing the foot downward, moving the foot away from the shin): This course describes the anatomy of the ankle bones and ankle joints. This includes the talocrural joint, also ...

Your hands and feet are made up of dozens of little bones that all work together to allow you to perform everyday activities. If just one of these bones is injured or damaged, regular tasks can become ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 75-year-old man presented to the ED with left ankle pain after a low-speed fall off a motorcycle that resulted ...

A posterior malleolus fracture is a break on the lower back side of the shin bone. Ankle surgery is often required to fix a posterior malleolus fracture, and recovery may take months. There were ...

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A tibial shaft fracture is an injury that occurs to the tibia, which is one of the long bones of the leg. The femur, humerus, and the fibula are the long bones of the lower limb. The femur is the bone ...

Salt Lake City, December 4, 2025 – The L. S. Peery, M.D. Orthopaedic Innovation Center at the Department of Orthopaedics, ...

Learn about plantar flexion, dorsiflexion, inversion, and eversion, along with all the muscles responsible for these joint actions! Brookbush Institute education is comprehensive and thorough while ...