Ankle Treatment

The ankle joint provides up-and-down movement of the foot. The subtalar joint sits beneath the ankle joint and provides side-to-side motion of the foot. A diverse set of ligaments (made of tough, moveable tissue) surround the actual ankle and subtalar joints, binding the bones of the leg to one another and those of the foot.

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Three important bones that make up the ankle are the following:

• Tibia - The shin bone
• Fibula - The thinner bone running next to the shin bone
• Talus - A foot bone that sits above the heel bone

The other important structures found in the ankle are:

• The medial malleolus - on the inside of your ankle, is part of the tibia's base
• The posterior malleolus - on the back of your ankle, is also part of the tibia's base
• The lateral malleolus - on the outside of your ankle, is the low end of the fibula