fibula
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- noun
- /ˈfɪbjʊlə/
- Specialized
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fíbula
- She does have a slight fracture across the tibia and fibula of her left leg.
- distal fibula
- fibula fracture
- tibia and fibula
Like all I got to do is take your fibula and add bone.
- Like all I got to do is take your fibula and add bone.
Examples
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We learned via Twitter last night that it is a broken fibula and dislocated ankle for Scherff.
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Masaniai suffered a broken left fibula last season, which sidelined him for the year.
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It's a clean break right across the fibula.
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Rather, I have a break of the fibula at the top, by the knee.
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At this level, the image shows the cross sections of both the tibia and fibula.
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Well, there's multiple contusions and possibly a cracked fibula.
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With proper treatment, however, most children with distal tibia and fibula fractures do well.
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I've since learned that the fibula isn't the weight-bearing bone in the lower leg.
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You have a compound fracture of the tibia in both legs, and the fibula in the right leg is fractured, too.
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The doctor explained that the fibula is the smaller bone next to the tibia in the lower leg.
Synonyms
The outer, thinner bone in the lower leg between the knee and ankle, also called the fibula
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fibula comes from the Latin word fibula, which meant a small 'brooch' or 'pin' used to fasten clothes. Doctors named the thin outer leg bone fibula because it sits like a small 'fastener' next to the larger shin bone, so the name helps you remember that the fibula is the thinner, outer bone of the lower leg.