Tibiotarsal joint

{{Short description|Joint between the tibia and the tarsus}}

In the anatomy of humans and many other mammals, the tibiotarsal joint is the joint between the tibia and the tarsus.{{cite web |title=Ankle joint: anatomy, bones, ligaments and movements |url=https://www.kenhub.com/en/library/anatomy/the-ankle-joint |website=KenHub |accessdate=22 September 2020}}{{cite journal |last1=Fitch, Beale |title=Osteochondrosis of the canine tibiotarsal joint |journal=Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. |date=January 1998 |pages=95-113 |doi=10.1016/s0195-5616(98)50007-1 |pmid=9463861 |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9463861/ |accessdate=22 September 2020}}

In avian anatomy, it is the equivalent of the ankle.{{cite book |last1=Allaby |first1=Michael |title=Dictionary of Zoology |date=2009 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780199233410 |edition=3rd |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199233410.001.0001/acref-9780199233410-e-8929 |accessdate=22 September 2020}}

In equine veterinary science, synovial distension of the tibiotarsal joint in the horse is known as bog spavin.