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
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
When Loyola High defensive lineman Andrew Hilton broke his fibula and suffered ligament damage to his ankle during the opening week of football practice last August, things looked bleak.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 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
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
Vocabulary lists containing fibula
Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Middle School
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