tibia
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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
US ski star Lindsey Vonn said on Monday she had suffered a "complex tibia fracture" when she crashed in the Winter Olympics downhill and would need "multiple surgeries".
From Barron's
Vonn suffered a complex fracture in her left tibia or shinbone, the larger and stronger of the two bones in the lower leg.
American skier Lindsey Vonn says she has "no regrets" after a crash in the women's downhill competition at the Winter Olympics resulted in a "complex tibia fracture" which will require multiple surgeries.
From BBC
The ACL acts as a stabilizer in the knee, preventing it from buckling and keeping the tibia from moving too far forward.
From Los Angeles Times
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