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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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Research
16,471 papers- Sequential free fibula transfers: Quality of life and systematic review.Microsurgery · 2024Wu RT, Lin JA, Su CC et al.DOI: 10.1002/micr.31184
- Fibula: The Forgotten Bone-May It Provide Some Insight On a Wider Scope for Bone Mechanostat Control?ReviewCurrent osteoporosis reports · 2018Rittweger J, Ireland A, Lüscher S et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11914-018-0497-x
- Determination of distal fibula fracture for prediction of ankle injuries.Traffic injury prevention · 2024Noss J, Donlon JP, Iyer R et al.DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2024.2406418
- The role of fibula fixation in combined distal-third tibia and fibula fractures: a systematic literature review.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Palm VF, Hoogendoorn JM, Verhage SMDOI: 10.1007/s00402-023-05092-6
- Fibula fixation in the treatment of tibial pilon fractures - Is it really necessary?Foot and ankle surgery : official journal of the European Society of Foot and Ankle Surgeons · 2022Hong CC, Tan SHS, Saha S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2021.12.007
- Jaw in a Day: Immediate Dental Rehabilitation during Fibula Reconstruction of the Mandible.ReviewFacial plastic surgery : FPS · 2021Ong A, Williams F, Tokarz E et al.DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1732478
- Supporting fibula free flap harvest with augmented reality: A proof-of-concept study.The Laryngoscope · 2020Pietruski P, Majak M, Świątek-Najwer E et al.DOI: 10.1002/lary.28090
- A Fibula Preserving Dorsolateral Approach to Reach Both the Peroneal and Posterior Tibial Arteries.European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery · 2022Behrendt CA, Debus ESDOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2022.06.018
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- 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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