See Also: malleolar articular surface of tibia(medicine)
malleolar articular surface of fibula(medicine)
Advance medical directives(medicine)
Advance medical directives(health)
directives, advance medical(medicine)
medical directives, advance(medicine)
Directives, advance medical(health)
Directives, advance(health)
Advance directives(health)
Advance directives(medicine)

malleolar articular surface of tibia (medicine) and directives, advance medical (medicine)


malleolar articular surface of tibia (medicine)


malleolar articular surface of tibia


The articular facet on the lateral surface of the medial malleolus for articulation with the side of the talus; it is continuous with the inferior articular surface of the tibia.

Synonym: facies articularis malleoli tibiae.


directives, advance medical (medicine)


directives, advance medical
Advance directives preserve the person's right to accept or reject a course of medical treatment even after that person becomes mentally or physically incapacitated to the point of being unable to communicate those wishes. There ared two basic types of advance directives: (1) a living will, in which the person outlines specific treatment guidelines that are to be followed by Health care providers; (2) a Health care proxy (also called a power of attorney for Health-care decision-making) in which the person designates a trusted individual to make medical decisions in the event that he or she becomes too incapacitated to make such decisions. Advance directive requirements vary greatly from one jurisdiction to another and should therefore be drawn up in consultation with an attorney who is familiar with the laws of the particular jurisdiction. (This entry is based upon material from the National MS Society).