| Inferior tibiofibular joint | |
|---|---|
 Capsule of lefttalocrural articulation (distended). Lateral aspect. | |
 Coronal section through righttalocrural andtalocalcaneal joints. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | syndesmosis tibiofibularis |
| TA98 | A03.6.05.001 |
| TA2 | 1868 |
| FMA | 10465 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Theinferior tibiofibular joint, also known as thedistal tibiofibular joint (tibiofibularsyndesmosis), is formed by the rough, convex surface of themedial side of thedistal end of thefibula, and a rough concave surface on thelateral side of thetibia.
Below, to the extent of about 4 mm, these surfaces are smooth and covered withcartilage, which is continuous with that of theankle joint.
Theligaments are:
Theinferior transverse ligament of the tibiofibular syndesmosis is included in older versions ofGray's Anatomy, but not inTerminologia Anatomica.[1] However, it still appears in some anatomy textbooks.[2]
It should not be confused with thesuperior tibiofibular joint, which is the onlysynovial tibiofibular joint, and is sometimes simply called the "tibiofibular articulation".
This article incorporates text in thepublic domain frompage 348 of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)
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