Superior tibiofibular articulation

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Superior tibiofibular articulation
Right knee-joint, from the front, showing interior ligaments.
Capsule of right knee-joint (distended). Lateral aspect.
Latin	articulatio tibiofibularis
Gray's	subject #94 348
Dorlands/Elsevier	a_64/12161662

The superior tibiofibular articulation is an arthrodial joint between the lateral condyle of the tibia and the head of the fibula.

The contiguous surfaces of the bones present flat, oval facets covered with cartilage and connected together by an articular capsule and by anterior and posterior ligaments.

When the term "tibiofibular articulation" is used without a modifier, it refers to the superior, and not the inferior tibiofibular articulation.

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v • d • e Joints and ligaments of lower limbs Coxal/hip femoral (iliofemoral, pubofemoral, ischiofemoral) - head of femur - transverse acetabular Knee-joint extracapsular: patellar - popliteal (oblique, arcuate) - collateral (medial/tibial, fibular/lateral) intracapsular: cruciate (anterior, posterior) - menisci (medial, lateral) - transverse Tibiofibular Superior tibiofibular: anterior of the head of the fibula - posterior of the head of the fibula Inferior tibiofibular: anterior of the lateral malleolus - posterior of the lateral malleolus Talocrural/ankle medial: medial of talocrural joint/deltoid (anterior tibiotalar, posterior tibiotalar, tibiocalcaneal, tibionavicular) lateral: lateral collateral of ankle joint (anterior talofibular, posterior talofibular, calcaneofibular) Foot - subtalar/talocalcaneal anterior/posterior - lateral/medial - interosseous Foot - transverse tarsal Talocalcaneonavicular: dorsal talonavicular - plantar calcaneonavicular/spring - bifurcated (calcaneonavicular) Calcaneocuboid: dorsal calcaneocuboid - long plantar - plantar calcaneocuboid - bifurcated (calcaneocuboid) Foot - distal intertarsal Cuneonavicular: plantar - dorsal Cuboideonavicular: plantar - dorsal Intercuneiform: plantar - dorsal - interosseous Foot - other Tarsometatarsal/Lisfranc: plantar - dorsal Intermetatarsal/metatarsal: plantar - dorsal - interosseous - superficial transverse - deep transverse Metatarsophalangeal: plantar - collateral Interphalangeal: plantar - collateral Arches of the foot Longitudinal - Transverse