lateral malleolus

The outside area of his foot beneath and around the lateral malleolus was the first to require any real contortion.

The distal-most aspect of the fibula is called the lateral malleolus.

Together, their tendons pass behind the lateral malleolus.

Distally the fibula is subcutaneous and forms the lateral malleolus.

The tendon of fibularis longus similarly passes behind the lateral malleolus into the sole.

The lateral malleolus is the prominence on the outer side of the ankle, formed by the lower end of the fibula.

Bimalleolar fracture - involving the lateral malleolus and the medial malleolus.

They are worn immediately above the ankle, resting on the lateral malleolus and medial malleolus.

This allows the peroneus brevis tendon to move untethered over the lateral malleolus, creating pain.

The calcaneofibular ligament is attached at the lateral malleolus and to the lateral surface of the calcaneus.

It is designed to identify lesions of the pyramidal tract, via stimulation of the skin over the lateral malleolus.

The postero-lateral border is prominent; it begins above at the apex, and ends below in the posterior border of the lateral malleolus.

A bimalleolar fracture is a fracture of the ankle that involves the lateral malleolus and the medial malleolus.

It is smaller than the anterior ligament of the lateral malleolus and is disposed in a similar manner on the posterior surface of the syndesmosis.

The talus then moves laterally, shearing off the lateral malleolus or, more commonly, breaking the fibula superior to the tibiofibular syndesmosis.

The posterior ligament of the lateral malleolus (posterior tibiofibular ligament, posterior inferior ligament).

It becomes a tendon that goes posteriorly around the lateral malleolus of the ankle, then continues under the foot to attach to the medial cuneiform and first metatarsal.

Category A Fracture of the lateral malleolus distal to the syndesmosis (the connection between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula).

The surface is bounded by two prominent borders, continuous above with the interosseous crest; they afford attachment to the anterior and posterior ligaments of the lateral malleolus.

On X-rays, there can be a fracture of the medial malleolus, the lateral malleolus, or of the anterior/posterior margin of the distal tibia.

The combined fracture of the medial malleolus, lateral malleolus, and the posterior margin of the distal end of the tibia is known as a "trimalleolar fracture."

The peroneus longus and brevis both have their origins on the fibula and they both pass behind the lateral malleolus where their tendons pass under the peroneal retinacula.

Dorsiflexion (extension) and plantar flexion occur around the transverse axis running through the ankle joint from the tip of the medial malleolus to the tip of the lateral malleolus.

The anterior and posterior talofibular ligaments support the lateral side of the joint from the lateral malleolus of the fibula to the dorsal and ventral ends of the talus.