Ball and socket ankle joint

Last revised by Joshua Yap ◉ on 31 Jul 2022

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Citation:

Knipe H, Yap J, Murphy A, et al. Ball and socket ankle joint. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 04 Oct 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-32821

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-32821

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/32821

rID:

32821

Article created:

16 Dec 2014, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Henry Knipe had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

31 Jul 2022, Joshua Yap ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Joshua Yap had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

9 times, by 7 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Anatomy

Tags:

variant, cases

A ball and socket ankle joint is a variant affecting the ankle where there is a rounded or spherical configuration to the talar dome with the corresponding concavity of the tibial plafond. The distal fibula may or may not be involved.