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 ...

She had a Salter Type II fracture of the right distal femur and a non-displaced fibula neck fracture. Initial treatment and resuscitation mandated 8 units of blood transfusion. She was transferred to ...

This content was created by our physicians and experts. While skiing at high speed, a 37-year-old man lost control, struck his left lower leg against a tree, and sustained a complex proximal tibia and ...

Ankle fractures, particularly those involving the distal fibula, represent a significant portion of lower‐limb injuries worldwide. Traditional treatment involves open reduction and internal ...

Back to Healio Patients with grade 2 to 4 femoral neck stress fractures experienced longer return-to-running time compared with grade 1 injuries, according to a study. “Grade 1 injuries ...

He described a fracture of the fibula 2 to 3 inches above its tip associated with a tear of the deltoid ligament and lateral subluxation of the talus. By failing to include the syndesmotic injury ...

for femoral neck fracture. Methods. A literature-based search was conducted to identify all relevant studies published before September 10, 2013. The odd ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI ...

If you break a bone, the treatment you receive will depend on its location and severity. Learn about surgery, what to expect from recovery and using casts and crutches.

The included patients were first hospitalised with the main diagnosis of femoral neck or intertrochanteric fracture, and were discharged between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2015. Secondary ...

What looked initially like a minor injury on Tuesday night turned out to be a worst-case scenario when tests showed a stress fracture in Greene’s left fibula. He’ll get additional opinions from ...