X-rays showed an open distal tibia and fibula fracture with a 5.1 x 2 cm anteromedial ... External fixator removed and long leg cast applied After about 2 months, the wound healed.

The fibula is the longest, thinnest calf bone in your lower leg. Of your two lower leg bones, your fibula is closest to the outside of your body. When you break this bone, it's called a fibular ...

Federica Brignone suffered a multi-fragmentary compound fracture of the tibial plateau and the head of the fibula in her left leg in a bad fall this morning during the Italian Ski Championships ...

Now, what are tibia and fibula fractures? Well, the tibia is the large shin bone that connects the knee to the ankle. And the fibula, or calf bone, is the smaller bone next to it. So Hutchinson ...

Background Tibia shaft fractures (TSF) are common for men and women and cause substantial morbidity, healthcare use, and costs. The impact of nonunions on healthcare use and costs is poorly described.

Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson underwent successful surgery Sunday after breaking his fibula and tibia in Detroit ... s leg was placed into an air cast to stabilize it.