fibula
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He sustained a fractured right fibula and tibia, a displaced ankle and torn ligaments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Albie-Junior Thomas, from Holywell in Flintshire, was born without a fibula in his left leg and had his foot removed at 15-months-old.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
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
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
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
His meticulously assembled forest of skulls, femurs, tibiae, and fibulae isn’t sacrilege; it’s a memorial.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
He was born with unformed fibulae, and his legs were amputated below the knee when he was 11 months old.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2017
Born without fibulae, the now 39-year-old’s lower legs were amputated when she was very young.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 15, 2015
Known as the “Blade Runner,” Pistorius is a double amputee who wears curved carbon fiber blades where his fibulae ought to be.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2012
Gold fibulae of circular form are found in the Kentish barrows, frequently ornamented with real or fictitious gems.
From English Villages by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)
Photograph: Michael Buholzer/Reuters History of a champion athlete turned murderer 1986 Oscar Pistorius is born in Sandton, South Africa, with no fibulas.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 12, 2016
Pistorius was born without fibulas, one of the two long bones in the lower leg.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 24, 2012
Pistorius, born without fibulas and who had his lower legs amputated when a baby, uses carbon fiber prosthetic running blades and is hoping to qualify for the 400 meters at the Games.
From Reuters ● Jun. 27, 2012
Pistorius was born without fibulas, and had both legs amputated just below the knee when he was only 11 months old.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2011
And what strange anatomical proportions they exhibit, with their gigantic heads, abortive necks, and the calves of their legs protuberant around their tibias and fibulas, alike before and behind!
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 by Various
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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