tibia
Example Sentences
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Brignone's participation in the Olympics was in doubt as recently as three weeks ago due to the double fracture of the tibia in her left leg from a crash in a race in April 2025.
From Barron's
She was airlifted off the piste and taken to hospital in Treviso, where she was diagnosed with a "complex tibia fracture" in her left leg.
From BBC
US ski star Lindsey Vonn said on Monday she had suffered a "complex tibia fracture" when she crashed in the Winter Olympics downhill and would need "multiple surgeries".
From Barron's
Vonn suffered a complex fracture in her left tibia or shinbone, the larger and stronger of the two bones in the lower leg.
American skier Lindsey Vonn says she has "no regrets" after a crash in the women's downhill competition at the Winter Olympics resulted in a "complex tibia fracture" which will require multiple surgeries.
From BBC
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