The word malleolus (/ m ə ˈ l iː ə l ə s, m æ-/ [1] [2]), plural malleoli (/ m ə ˈ l iː ə ˌ l aɪ, m æ-/), comes from Latin and means "small hammer". (It is cognate with mallet.)

2024年10月6日 · Rest and immobilization: You would need to avoid placing any weight on your ankle until ample healing has occurred. Usually, a week or two with crutches is recommended.; Ice application: To ease pain and swelling, an ice pack or cold compress can placed on the ankle for 15 to 20 minutes several times a day. Elevation: Lying down with your ankle elevated …

2018年9月29日 · When a medial malleolus fracture occurs by itself, it’s called an “isolated” fracture. But a medial malleolus fracture is more often part of a compound injury involving one or both of the ...

plural malleoli-ˌlī : an expanded projection or process at the distal end of the fibula or tibia at the level of the ankle: a: the expanded lower end of the fibula situated on the lateral side of the leg at the ankle. called also external malleolus, lateral malleolus. b

2023年10月30日 · The malleoli of the tibia and fibula, together with the inferior transverse tibiofibular ligament, form a rectangular socket (mortise) into which the trochlea of the talus fits into. This is why the ankle joint is sometimes referred to as a mortise joint.

2022年4月27日 · The knobby bones on the outside and the inside of the ankle are called malleoli. The fibula and the tibia have specific parts that compose the ankle: Lateral malleolus - end of the fibula

2023年10月10日 · What causes pain in the Medial Malleolus? A stress fracture can cause Medial Malleolus pain, especially when weight-bearing. An avulsion fracture where the ligament pulls a fragment of bone off the Medial Malleolus can cause a lot of pain in the area, or repetitive impact from running can lead to bony bruising on the Medial Malleolus.

[S.sub.z]: vector directed from the ankle joint center (midpoint between the lateral and medial malleoli) to the midpoint between the medial and lateral tibial condyles.

A malleolus (plural: malleoli) is a fan-shaped chemoreceptor or racquet organ, an array of which are carried in pairs on the ventral or undersides of Solifugae. [1] They are the counterpart of pectines in scorpions , and modified walking limbs in the uropygids and amblypygids as well as the pedipalps in spiders and other arachnids.

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