Recent Examples on the WebHead coach Sean Payton said Bailey is expected to have ankle surgery next week while there’s a chance the fibula could heal naturally.—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2024 Penny has dealt with everything from a broken finger to a torn ACL to a broken fibula in his career.—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2024 Scar sunk his teeth into her right calf, breaking her fibula.—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 18 July 2024 Fractures tend to happen in the fibula or tibia bones in your lower leg, making walking on the affected leg painful.—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 7 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for fibula
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: the outer or postaxial and usually the smaller of the two bones of the hind or lower limb below the knee that is the slenderest bone of the human body in proportion to its length, articulates above with the external tuberosity of the tibia and below with the talus, and has its lower end forming the external malleolus of the ankle
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