Landmark · Skeletal system

Posterior malleolus

Malleolus posterior

System: Skeletal system
Regions: Lower limb
Side: Left and right
Landmark on: Tibia

Tibia, the structure this landmark is on. 3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

DescriptionUnreviewed

Located at the posterior surface of the distal epiphysis of the tibia, this discrete eminence is used to describe bimalleolar and trimalleolar anckle fractures.

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Names

Latin: Malleolus posterior
English: Posterior malleolus
French: Malléole postérieure
Spanish: Maléolo posterior
Portuguese: Maléolo posterior