fibula
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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
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
Vocabulary lists containing fibula
Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Middle School
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