When you break this bone, it's called a fibular fracture. The X-ray shows a fibular fracture. Your fibula is parallel to your tibia, the other lower leg bone. (Photo credit: Dreamstime ...

The fibula, or calf bone, is a small bone located on the outside of the leg. A fibula fracture describes a break in this bone. Treatment can vary, but often involves aligning the bones and a cast.

Figure 1: Phantom® Fibula Nail implanted in the fibula for fracture stabilization with syndesmotic repair using the R3FLEX™ Stabilization System (Photo: Business Wire) ENGLEWOOD, Colo., ...

If the fracture occurred at the shaft of the bone of the fibula, then the injury is much less complex. It could lead to a better outcome, with a quicker return to play — specifically the playing ...

In a first, a fracture’s name has been attributed to an Indian orthopaedic surgeon Dr Sandeep Patel and co-author of a paper ...

When you fracture your fibula, in some cases, you may require surgery and physical therapy to experience a full recovery. As you age, osteoporosis can put your bones at risk of becoming weak ...