Lower Leg

Bones in the Lower Leg region

17 entries

All Types 17 Muscles 35 Bones 17 Tendons 10 Ligaments 15 Nerves 18 Vessels 19 Fascia & Spaces 11 Clinical Maps 5 Glands & Lymphatics 1

17 entries · Bones

Bone Distal Fibular Shaft corpus fibulae distale Lower Leg The distal fibular shaft is the segment of the fibula in the distal 5-6 cm above…

Bone Fibula fibula Lower Leg The fibula is the slender lateral bone of the lower leg that bears minimal weight but…

Bone Fibular Crest crista fibulae Lower Leg The fibular crest is the anterior border of the fibular shaft, providing the anterior intermuscular septum…

Bone Fibular Neck collum fibulae Lower Leg The fibular neck is the constricted segment of the proximal fibula between the fibular head and…

Bone Fibular Notch of the Tibia incisura fibularis tibiae Lower Leg The fibular notch (incisura fibularis) is the lateral concavity of the distal tibia that accommodates the…

Bone Fibular Nutrient Foramen foramen nutricium fibulae Lower Leg The fibular nutrient foramen is the opening in the posterior fibular cortex in the proximal third…

Bone Fibular Shaft corpus fibulae Lower Leg The fibular shaft is the slender diaphysis of the fibula running between the fibular head and…

Bone Interosseous Border of the Tibia margo interosseus tibiae Lower Leg The interosseous (lateral) border of the tibia is the sharp ridge running along the lateral tibial…

Bone Medial Surface of the Tibia facies medialis tibiae Lower Leg The medial surface of the tibia is the broad, flat, subcutaneous face between the anterior crest…

Bone Posterior Malleolus malleolus posterior Lower Leg The posterior malleolus is the posterior lip of the distal tibia at the ankle, forming the…

Bone Posterior Tibial Cortex cortex tibiae posterior Lower Leg The posterior tibial cortex forms the posterior surface of the tibial diaphysis, providing origin for tibialis…

Bone Posteromedial Tibial Border margo posteromedialis tibiae Lower Leg The posteromedial border of the tibial shaft is the junction between the posterior surface (giving origin…

Bone Retromalleolar Fibular Groove sulcus retromalleolaris fibulae Lower Leg The retromalleolar groove is the concave posterior surface of the lateral malleolus through which the peroneal…

Bone Soleal Line linea musculi solei Lower Leg The soleal line is an oblique ridge on the posterior surface of the proximal tibia, running…

Bone Tibia tibia Lower Leg The tibia is the larger, weight-bearing bone of the lower leg and the second longest bone…

Bone Tibial Crest crista tibiae Lower Leg The tibial crest (shin) is the sharp subcutaneous anterior edge of the tibia running from the…

Bone Tibial Plafond plafond tibiae Lower Leg The tibial plafond is the distal articular surface of the tibia that forms the roof of…