The ankle joint is a very important synovial joint found on the lower limb. There are lots of bones and ligaments involved in this joint, so check out the full version of this video to learn everything about it: [ Ссылка ]

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The leg which is the part of the lower limb between the knee joint and the ankle joint has two bones. The larger bone which is commonly referred to as the shin bone is the tibia. The tibia is the medial of the two bones of the leg.

At the distal end of the tibia, there is a bony projection on the medial side. This is called the medial malleolus. You can actually palpate and see the medial malleolus on your own ankle.

There is another bone on the lateral side of the leg, which is the fibula. This bone is much more slender than the tibia. Well, the fibula is not directly involved in weight transmission though, it is involved in the ankle joint. And similar to the tibia, the fibula also has a distal bony projection or malleolus.

In the full version of this tutorial, we will:
- first identify the bones involved in the ankle joints;
- then we'll look at the joint itself;
- lastly identify the ligaments that hold these bones together;
- and to finish off, we'll look at some clinical correlations of the ankle joint.

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