fibula

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The Sweden international had an operation on what Liverpool described as "an ankle injury that included a fibula fracture".

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

"Tests carried out on Monday... confirmed that she suffered a fracture... of the fibula on the left ankle," Barcelona said in a statement.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

It fell on her, breaking her tibia and fibula – bones in her lower leg.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

Throughout his career, Ovechkin largely dodged serious injury until last November, when he fractured his fibula after getting clipped in the leg by an opposing defender.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2025

The fibula of Booth’s lower left leg, a thin bone that is not intended to bear weight, snaps just above his ankle.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly