The joint that connects the foot to the leg is the talocrural joint which is also called the ankle joint.
The talocrural joint is comprised by 3 bones which are the talus, fibula and the tibia.
The tibia also known as the shin bone and fibula are the lower leg bones which are responsible for articulating with the talus and enables the up and down movement of the foot.
The ankle is the joint that connects your foot to your lower leg.
Doctors sometimes refer to it as the tibiotalar joint or the talocrural joint.
And like all joints, your ankles are part of your skeletal system.
Your ankles also contain cartilage, muscles, ligaments and nerves.
The talus rolls within the mortise during dorsiflexion and plantarflexion.
During dorsiflexion, the talus rolls anteriorly and it glides posteriorly.
While with plantarflexion, the talus rolls posteriorly and glides anteriorly.
The joint between the tibia and talus bears the most of our body weight.
Beneath the talocrural joint is the subtalar joint.
The subtalar joint is located between the talus bone and calcaneus or heel bone.
This joint is responsible for ankle inversion (turning in) and eversion (turning out).
Talus, also called the ankle bone, sits above the heel bone (calcaneus) and makes up the lower part of the ankle joint by connecting the tibia and fibula with the foot.
Cuboid is a cube-shaped bone that connects the foot to the ankle and helps provide stability to the foot.