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What is a malleolus?

What is a malleolus? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The bony prominence on each side of the ankle joint.
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A negative number meant that the lateral malleolus was actually anterior to the plane of the medial malleolus.
Reconstruction of the lateral malleolus using free bone grafts has led to recurrence.
On examination he had mild swelling and tenderness around the medial malleolus of his left ankle.
The navicular is severely medially displaced, close to the medial malleolus, and articulates with the medial surface of the head of the talus.
Because of the bony articulation between the medial malleolus and the talus, medial ankle sprains are less common than lateral sprains.
At the malleolar region, the two tendons reflect against the posterior aspect of the lateral malleolus.

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