Landmark · Skeletal system
Inferior articular surface of tibia
Facies articularis inferior tibiae
- System
- Skeletal system
- Regions
- Lower limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Landmark on
- Tibia
DescriptionUnreviewed
The inferior articular surface is quadrilateral, and smooth for articulation with the talus.
It is concave from before backward, broader in front than behind, and traversed from before backward by a slight elevation, separating two depressions.
It is continuous with that on the medial malleolus.
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Names
- Latin
- Facies articularis inferior tibiae
- English
- Inferior articular surface of tibia
- French
- Surface articulaire inférieure du tibia
- Spanish
- Cara articular inferior de la tibia
- Portuguese
- Superfície articular inferior da tíbia