"Ankle Joint" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The joint that is formed by the inferior articular and malleolar articular surfaces of the TIBIA; the malleolar articular surface of the FIBULA; and the medial malleolar, lateral malleolar, and superior surfaces of the TALUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D000843
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.583.378.062
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| Concept/Terms |
Ankle Joint- Ankle Joint
- Ankle Joints
- Joint, Ankle
- Joints, Ankle
- Ankle Syndesmosis
- Ankle Syndesmoses
- Syndesmosis, Ankle
- Talocrural Joint
- Talocrural Joints
- Articulatio talocruralis
Tibiofibular Ankle Syndesmosis- Tibiofibular Ankle Syndesmosis
- Ankle Syndesmosis, Tibiofibular
- Tibiofibular Ankle Syndesmoses
- Distal Tibiofibular Joint
- Distal Tibiofibular Joints
- Tibiofibular Joint, Distal
- Inferior Tibiofibular Joint
- Inferior Tibiofibular Joints
- Tibiofibular Syndesmosis
- Tibiofibular Syndesmoses
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ankle Joint" by people in Profiles.
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Muir BC, Haddad JM, van Emmerik REA, Rietdyk S. Age-Related changes in joint power during gait: Adaptations in middle-aged adults to maintain walking speed. J Biomech. 2025 May; 185:112692.
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Waterval NFJ, Arch ES, Nollet F, Brehm MA. Prediction of the optimal ankle foot-orthosis stiffness based on the peak ankle moment during walking in neuromuscular disorders. Disabil Rehabil. 2025 Oct; 47(20):5395-5401.
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Aquino MRC, van Emmerik REA, de Ara?jo PA, Souza TR, Prado LS, Pastre CM, Ocarino JM, Fonseca ST. Immediate and prolonged effects of different exercise intensities on the regularity of joint and coordinative patterns in runners. J Biomech. 2025 Feb; 180:112504.
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Pattisapu N, Skinner WC, Rogero RG, Yeoh J, Grear BJ, Richardson DR, Murphy GA, Bettin CC. Operative management of Charcot neuropathy of the foot and ankle: A retrospective cohort study of long-term outcomes. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2025 Mar-Apr; 64(2):166-170.
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Aquino MRC, Resende RA, Van Emmerik R, Souza TR, Fonseca ST, Kirkwood RN, Ocarino JM. Influence of reduced passive ankle dorsiflexion range of motion on lower limb kinetics and stiffness during gait. Gait Posture. 2024 03; 109:147-152.
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Skinner WC, Pattisapu N, Yeoh J, Grear BJ, Richardson DR, Murphy GA, Bettin CC. Surgical Outcomes in Charcot Arthropathy. Orthop Clin North Am. 2024 Jul; 55(3):393-401.
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Waterval NFJ, Brehm MA, Veerkamp K, Geijtenbeek T, Harlaar J, Nollet F, van der Krogt MM. Interacting effects of AFO stiffness, neutral angle and footplate stiffness on gait in case of plantarflexor weakness: A predictive simulation study. J Biomech. 2023 08; 157:111730.
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Pattisapu N, Michalski M, Pfeffer G. Letter Regarding: Subtalar Arthrodesis Union Rates With and Without Adjacent Ankle Arthrodesis. Foot Ankle Int. 2023 02; 44(2):167.
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Carleton AG, Sup FC, Modarres-Sadeghi Y. Passive double pendulum in the wake of a cylinder forced to rotate emulates a cyclic human walking gait. Bioinspir Biomim. 2022 06 07; 17(4).
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Friedmann EM, Sims ML, Pattisapu N, Bettin CC. Early Failure of the Paragon28 Phantom Hindfoot Fusion Nail: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2021 07 08; 11(3).