A fractured fibula in addition to detaching the medial malleolus will tear the tibiofibular syndesmosis.
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Some of the long bones in the body such as the distal tibiofibular joint is another example.
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The stifle joint consists of the femorotibial articulation ( trochlea and the patella ), and the proximal tibiofibular articulation.
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It is continuous below with the interosseous ligament of the tibiofibular syndesmosis, and presents numerous perforations for the passage of small vessels.
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This damages the ligaments on the inside of the ankle and fractures the fibula at the point of contact ( usually just above the tibiofibular syndesmosis ).
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"' Le Fort's fracture of the ankle "'is a vertical anterior tibiofibular ligament, opposite to a Tillaux-Chaput avulsion fracture
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It should not be confused with the superior tibiofibular joint, which is the only synovial tibiofibular joint, and is sometimes simply called the " tibiofibular articulation ".
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It should not be confused with the superior tibiofibular joint, which is the only synovial tibiofibular joint, and is sometimes simply called the " tibiofibular articulation ".
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It should not be confused with the superior tibiofibular joint, which is the only synovial tibiofibular joint, and is sometimes simply called the " tibiofibular articulation ".
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When the term " tibiofibular articulation " is used without a modifier, it refers to the proximal, and not the distal tibiofibular articulation = Inferior tibiofibular joint.