What is the name of the bone in the lower leg between the knee and ankle?

It is one of the tarsal bones called calcaneous

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I would argue that the talus is the bone of the foot that connects with the leg.

The tibial plafond, together with the lateral malleolus of the fibula, articulate with the talus (a tarsal bone). The talus then in turn articulates with the calcaneous.