malleolus
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Origin of malleolus
1685–95; < Latin: small hammer, mallet, equivalent to malle ( us ) hammer + -olus -ole 1
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In this injury, the very strong deltoid ligament does not tear, but instead shears off the medial malleolus of the tibia.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Ligaments that unite the medial or lateral malleolus with the talus and calcaneus bones serve to support the talocrural joint and to resist excess eversion or inversion of the foot.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The outside area of his foot beneath and around the lateral malleolus was the first to require any real contortion.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 28, 2011
An MRI scan on Thursday revealed a break in the medial malleolus, on the inside part of Yao's ankle, but the 30-year-old Chinese has not yet decided on how he wants to proceed.
From Reuters ● Dec. 18, 2010
Punctures were on the left ankle, over the outer malleolus.
From On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote by Mueller, A.
Fractures of the bony processes surrounding the elbow-joint, and of the malleoli of the tibia and fibula, were not infrequent, but offered no special features.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry
There is usually considerable ecchymosis and swelling in the hollows below and behind the malleoli; and the malleoli appear to be nearer the level of the sole.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
Medial or lateral dislocation is only possible after fracture of one or both malleoli, and may be looked upon as a complication of these injuries.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
The talus is felt in front of the tibia, and the malleoli appear to be displaced backwards and to lie nearer the sole.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
There is great broadening in the region of the ankle, and the malleoli are unduly prominent under the skin, which is tightly stretched over them.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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