fibula

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Isak is recovering from an operation on an ankle injury that included a fibula fracture, which has wrecked his first season on Merseyside.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Liverpool said the 26-year-old "successfully underwent surgery" on an "ankle injury that included a fibula fracture".

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

It fell on her, breaking her tibia and fibula – bones in her lower leg.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 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