fibula
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He sustained a fractured right fibula and tibia, a displaced ankle and torn ligaments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
He had surgery on an ankle injury that included a fibula fracture, sustained following a challenge by Micky van de Ven as he scored against Spurs in a 2-1 win on 20 December.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
Liverpool said the 26-year-old "successfully underwent surgery" on an "ankle injury that included a fibula fracture".
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 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
An infection spiked up and he was rushed to the emergency room downtown where a two-inch section of his tibia and fibula was removed.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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
At Caerwent the evidence is confined to coins and fibulae, none of which seem earlier than Vespasian or Domitian: for the coins see Clifton Antiq.
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
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
Pistorius was born without fibulas, and had both legs amputated just below the knee when he was only 11 months old.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2011
And what strange anatomical proportions they exhibit, with their gigantic heads, abortive necks, and the calves of their legs protuberant around their tibias and fibulas, alike before and behind!
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 by Various
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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