tibia

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It was later determined to be a human tibia.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

“Basically, I had a complex tibia fracture. I also fractured my fibular head, my tibial plateau — just kind of everything was in pieces,” she said.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

She was airlifted off the piste and diagnosed with a complex tibia fracture in her left leg.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

"I sustained a complex tibia fracture that is currently stable but will require multiple surgeries to fix properly."

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

“Furthermore, each leg of mine has seven sections—the coxa, the trochanter, the femur, the patella, the tibia, the metatarsus, and the tarsus.”

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White