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Ankle

The ankle or the talocrural region is the area where the foot and the leg meet. The ankle includes three joints: the ankle joint proper or talocrural joint, the subtalar joint, and the inferior tibiofibular joint. The movements produced at this joint are dorsiflexion and plantarflexion of the foot. In common usage, the term ankle refers exclusively to…

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FMA
9665
Latin
tarsus
MeSH
D000842
TA2
165
TA98
A01.1.00.041

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Ankle

Nodes86
Edges85
Triples76
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.023256
Components1

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Ankle

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related to External links · 18
Ankle → American Academy, Ankle Injuries, Archived, Ardizzone, Foot, Haddad, How To Diagnose Lateral, January, March, October, Orthopaedic Surgeons, Podiatry Today, Remy, Retrieved September, Ronald, Steven, Valmassy, Your
related to Ankle joint · 7
Ankle → Because, Dorsiflexion, French, Plantarflexion, The, Together, When
related to Mechanoreceptors · 7
Ankle → CNS, However, It, Mechanoreceptors, Muscle, The, This
related to Retinacula, tendons and their synovial sheaths, vessels, and nerves · 7
Ankle → Along, Bands, It, Its, Several, The, Y-shaped
related to Abnormalities · 6
Ankle → Calf, Clubfoot, Equinus, ROM, This, Treatment
related to Function · 5
Ankle → Aristotle, Historically, Leonardo, There, Vinci
related to Imaging · 5
Ankle → An, The, TTS, Varus, X-ray
related to Additional images · 4
Ankle → Anterior, Deep, Dorsum, Foot
related to history · 4
Ankle → Germanic, Greek, Latin, The
related to Region · 2
Ankle → It, The

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joint foot tibia lateral fibula leg talus malleolus region talocrural medial ligament anterior retinaculum calcaneus surface tibial muscle tendons human

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AnkleFMA96651.00infobox
AnkleLatintarsus1.00infobox
AnkleMeSHD0008421.00infobox
AnkleTA21651.00infobox
AnkleTA98A01.1.00.0411.00infobox
Ankleis amost commonly injured0.90text
from rolling an ankle or from blunt traumainstance ofand post-traumatic arthritis.Ankle fractures may result from excessive stress on the joint0.80text
Anklerelated to AbnormalitiesClubfoot0.60section
Anklerelated to AbnormalitiesEquinus0.60section
Anklerelated to AbnormalitiesThis0.60section
Anklerelated to AbnormalitiesTreatment0.60section
Anklerelated to AbnormalitiesROM0.60section

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