fibula

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A statement from the Royal Spanish Football Federation said that "following tests carried out by the medical services" Bonmati was "diagnosed with a fracture in her left fibula".

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

Toulouse back Capuozzo makes his return from a broken fibula sustained in June.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

He didn't know it at the time, but Tom, 37, had broken his fibula and badly damaged his ankle ligaments.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 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

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