fibula
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Isak is recovering from an operation on an ankle injury that included a fibula fracture, which has wrecked his first season on Merseyside.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
The Sweden international had an operation on what Liverpool described as "an ankle injury that included a fibula fracture".
From BBC • Dec. 23, 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
I learned that the bones in the leg are the femur, the tibia, the patella, and the fibula.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
Vocabulary lists containing fibula
Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Middle School
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