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Anatomy of the Ankle Joint and Hindfoot

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The ankle is a highly congruent synovial, hinge-type joint, in which the talus fits perfectly into the mortise formed by the tibial plateau, and the tibial and fibular malleoli. This anatomical conformation allows movement through only one axis, the bimalleolar axis, through which dorsiflexion and plantarflexion movements are produced. Normal values of the range of motion are 13–33° for dorsiflexion and 23–56° for plantarflexion [1].

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Laboratory of Arthroscopic and Surgical Anatomy, Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics (Human Anatomy Unit), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Miki Dalmau-Pastor & Jordi Vega

  2. GRECMIP–MIFAS (Groupe de Recherche et d’Etude en Chirurgie Mini-Invasive du Pied–Minimally Invasive Foot and Ankle Society), Merignac, France

    Miki Dalmau-Pastor

  3. Foot and Ankle Unit, Clinica Montallegro, Genoa, Italy

    Matteo Guelfi

  4. Human Anatomy and Embryology Unit, Department of Morphological Sciences, Universitad Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Matteo Guelfi & Rosa M. Mirapeix

  5. Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK

    Francesc Malagelada

  6. Foot and Ankle Unit, iMove Tres Torres, Barcelona, Spain

    Jordi Vega

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Dalmau-Pastor, M., Guelfi, M., Malagelada, F., Mirapeix, R.M., Vega, J. (2020). Anatomy of the Ankle Joint and Hindfoot. In: Allegra, F., Cortese, F., Lijoi, F. (eds) Ankle Joint Arthroscopy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29231-7_1

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