Reimann R, Anderhuber F
Acta Anat (Basel). 1980;108(1):60-7.
The lateral articular facet of the talus (Facies malleolaris lateralis) is slanting and irregularly shaped; therefore, the fibula shows compensative motions in transverse, sagittal, vertical and rotational directions when the ankle joint is moved. There are contradictory statements concerning the course of this compensative rotation, because the fibula shows individually different reactions. The fibula is not rotated during dorsiflexion in nearly 25% of legs; approximately one half of the remaining fibulae is rotated outward, the other half inward. The matter of fact is not surprising, when the shape of the lateral articular facet is inspected exactly: it resembles a flat saddle, the anterior part of which is screw-shaped. The fibula rotates outward during dorsiflexion, if the furrow of this screw-shaped area increases forward; it rotates inward, if the furrow diminishes forward; and it does not rotate at all, if the furrow is constant.
距骨的外侧关节面（外侧踝关节面）呈倾斜状且形状不规则；因此，当踝关节活动时，腓骨会在横向、矢状面、垂直和旋转方向上出现代偿性运动。关于这种代偿性旋转的过程存在相互矛盾的说法，因为腓骨表现出个体差异的反应。在近25%的腿部中，背屈时腓骨不发生旋转；其余腓骨中约一半向外旋转，另一半向内旋转。当精确检查外侧关节面的形状时，这一事实并不令人惊讶：它类似于一个扁平的鞍状面，其前部呈螺旋状。如果这个螺旋状区域的沟向前增加，背屈时腓骨向外旋转；如果沟向前减小，腓骨向内旋转；如果沟保持不变，腓骨则根本不旋转。
