fibula
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The youngster from Holywell, Flintshire, was born without a fibula in his left leg and his foot was removed at 15 months.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
He sustained a fractured right fibula and tibia, a displaced ankle and torn ligaments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 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
"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
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
His meticulously assembled forest of skulls, femurs, tibiae, and fibulae isn’t sacrilege; it’s a memorial.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
He was born with unformed fibulae, and his legs were amputated below the knee when he was 11 months old.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2017
Born without fibulae, the now 39-year-old’s lower legs were amputated when she was very young.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 15, 2015
Known as the “Blade Runner,” Pistorius is a double amputee who wears curved carbon fiber blades where his fibulae ought to be.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2012
Little local manufactures of pottery or fibulae testify to its sporadic survival.
From The Romanization of Roman Britain by F. (Francis) Haverfield
Photograph: Michael Buholzer/Reuters History of a champion athlete turned murderer 1986 Oscar Pistorius is born in Sandton, South Africa, with no fibulas.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 12, 2016
Mr. Pistorius was born without fibulas and had his lower legs amputated when he was 11 months old.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2014
Pistorius was born without fibulas, one of the two long bones in the lower leg.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 24, 2012
Pistorius, born without fibulas and who had his lower legs amputated when a baby, uses carbon fiber prosthetic running blades and is hoping to qualify for the 400 meters at the Games.
From Reuters ● Jun. 27, 2012
There was a woman living in Bavaria, under the observation of Buhl, who had congenital absence of both femurs and both fibulas.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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