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tibia

[tib-ee-uh] / ˈtɪb i ə /
NOUN
shin
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“Basically, I had a complex tibia fracture. I also fractured my fibular head, my tibial plateau — just kind of everything was in pieces,” she said.

From Salon

She was airlifted off the piste and diagnosed with a complex tibia fracture in her left leg.

From BBC

The crash had left her with a complex tibia fracture.

From Los Angeles Times

Brignone's participation in the Olympics was in doubt as recently as three weeks ago due to the double fracture of the tibia in her left leg from a crash in a race in April 2025.

From Barron's

She was airlifted off the piste and taken to hospital in Treviso, where she was diagnosed with a "complex tibia fracture" in her left leg.

From BBC