fibula
Example Sentences
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Liverpool said the 26-year-old "successfully underwent surgery" on an "ankle injury that included a fibula fracture".
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
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
Unfortunately, Vigueras suffered a broken fibula this past weekend — playing club soccer.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
I learned that the bones in the leg are the femur, the tibia, the patella, and the fibula.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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