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Also known as calf bone

alt=3D Medical Animation still shot of Fibula structure|thumb|260x260px|3D medical animation still shot of fibula structure The fibula (: fibulae or fibulas) or calf bone is a leg bone on the lateral side of the tibia, to which it is connected above and below. It is the smaller of the two bones and, in proportion to its length, the most slender of all the long bones. Its upper extremity is small, placed toward the back of the head of the tibia, below the knee joint and excluded from the formation of this joint. Its lower extremity inclines a little forward, so as to be on a plane anterior to t

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The fibula is the smaller of the two bones in your lower leg, running along the outer side of the tibia (shinbone) and connected to it at the top and bottom. While it's a slender bone that doesn't bear as much weight as the tibia, it plays an important structural role by providing attachment points for muscles and ligaments that support the leg and ankle.

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Key facts

Bone.Image2
Braus 1921 293.png
Bone.Name
Fibula
Bone.Latin
(os) fibula
Bone.Image
Fibula - anterior view.png
Bone.Caption
Position of fibula in human body (shown in red)
Bone.Caption2
Cross section of human lower leg, showing fibula near center (terminology in Latin and German)
Bone.Articulations
Superior and inferior tibiofibular joint Ankle

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malleolus
Image
Fibula - anterior view.png
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Commons category
Fibula (bone)
topic's main category
Category:Fibula
NCI Thesaurus ID
C12718
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