Chapter 9.7, Problem 33LO

Summary Introduction

To describe: The talocrural joint and its motion.

Concept introduction: Joints (articulations) are a place on the bone’s surface where two bones contact or meet; between a bone and cartilage or between  a bone and a tooth. There are about 400 joints in the human body that allows both movement and flexibility to the body. One such joint is talocrural joint that is a hinge variety of synovial joint that allows both dorsiflexion and plantar flexion motions in the leg.