Mobility of the lateral malleolus. A roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis.
In nine children and adolescents, the motion of the distal fibula in relation to the tibia was measured by roentgen stereophotogrammetry. Between the extremes of ankle flexion, the fibular epiphysis moved on average 1.4 mm.
D000293:Adolescent; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement; D010780:Photogrammetry / Q000379:methods; D010781:Photography / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology