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What is the cpt code for anesthesia for ORIF of fracture of the distal tibia and fibula?
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What do they mean when they say that the distal articulation of the tibia and fibula?
The distal articulation of the tibia and fibula means the place where the tibia and fibula form a joint at the end of the bones farthest from the origin of the limb. The distal articulation of the tibia and fibula is with the talus.
What joint is at the distal tibia and fibula?
The distal tibia and fibula both articulate with the talus. The talus is the superiormost of the tarsals.
What distal ends of the tibia and fibula are called the?
The distal ends of the tibia and fibula are the malleoli (singular malleolus). These are familiar as the bumps at your ankle.
What is a fracture of the distal end of the fibula?
The distal ends of the tibia and fibula are the malleoli (singular malleolus). The tibia has the medial malleolus, and the fibula has the lateral malleolus.
What kind of joint is found between the distal tibia and fibula?
The joint between the distal tibia and fibula is a syndesmosis. It does not allow for much movement.
Does the calcaneous articulate with the distal end of the tibia?
The distal tibia articulates with the talus. The proximal tibia articulates with the femur.
Is the lateral malleolus distal end of the tibia?
No, the lateral malleolus is the distal end of the fibula. The medial malleolus is the distal end of the tibia.
What is the term for the large bumps found at the distal ends of the shafts of both the tibia and fibula?
The large bumps found at the distal ends of the shafts of the tibia and fibula are the malleoli (singular malleolus). The tibia forms the medial malleolus, and the fibula forms the lateral malleolus.
What are four bones that are distal to the femur?
There are only two that are actually distal: the tibia and the fibula.
Which bone articulates with the distal tibia and fibula?
The bone thst articulates with the tibia and fibula is the Talus bone.
Is the fibula a medial bone?
The medial malleolus is located on the tibia. The fibula forms the lateral malleolus.
What Distal joint between tibia and fibula?
This joint is called as syndesmosis.
