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=General Information= The foot and the leg meet at the ankle, a hinge joint (like a door) that connects the tibia and the fibula, or the lower leg bones, to the tarsals (the ankle bones). The ankle is a complex joint involved in everything from swimming to walking. Anytime you tap your foot to a good beat or stand on your toes, your ankle joint is doing its job. Without a healthy ankle joint, and motion involving the legs is pretty much impossible or painful. In the following articles, you will explore the ankle joint. We hope you learn something from this report. We chose the ankle because of all the joints, we believe it to be the most interesting (and the least boring). If you find yourself getting bored or confused while reading any part of this project, just look at the bright side: you could be the group that has to read about the hip joint.

The following video is a good introduction to the ankle: (please execuse us, this is not the best narrator)

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