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tibia

[tib-ee-uh] / ˈtɪb i ə /
NOUN
shin
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Vonn suffered a complex tibia fracture and other major damage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“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 • Feb. 23, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Plus, the continuing Winter Olympics invite us to channel our inner Lindsey Vonn, minus the torn ACL and shattered tibia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“Furthermore, each leg of mine has seven sections—the coxa, the trochanter, the femur, the patella, the tibia, the metatarsus, and the tarsus.”

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White