Group · Joints & ligaments
Superior tibiofibular joint
Articulatio tibiofibularis
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Regions
- Lower limb
- Part of
- Synovial joints of free lower limb
DescriptionUnreviewed
The proximal tibiofibular articulation (also called superior tibiofibular joint) is an arthrodial joint between the lateral condyle of the tibia and the head of the fibula. The contiguous surfaces of the bones present flat, oval facets covered with cartilage and connected together by an articular capsule and by anterior and posterior ligaments. When the term tibiofibular articulation is used without a modifier, it refers to the proximal, not the distal (i.e., inferior) tibiofibular articulation.
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Articulatio tibiofibularis
- English
- Superior tibiofibular joint
- French
- Articulation tibiofibulaire supérieure
- Spanish
- Articulación tibiofibular
- Portuguese
- Articulação tibiofibular superior