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. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_tibiofibular_joint ]
Synonyms: proximal tibiofibular joint
Term information
- Wikipedia:Superior_tibiofibular_joint
- FMA:35184
- MESH:D007719 (https://github.com/biopragmatics/biomappings)
- SCTID:182208008
superior tibiofibular articulation
proximal tibiofibular syndesmosis
articulatio tibiofibularis
proximal tibiofibular joint
Term relations
- tibiofibular joint and connects some proximal epiphysis of fibula and connects some lateral condyle of femur
- tibiofibular joint
- connects some lateral condyle of femur
- connects some proximal epiphysis of fibula