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Fibula

Known as: BONE, FIBULA, Fibular, Fibulas 
The bone of the lower leg lateral to and smaller than the tibia. In proportion to its length, it is the most slender of the long bones.
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Amputation of leg through tibia and fibulaBlood supply aspectsBody partBone structure of shaft of fibula

Broader (5)

Anatomical coordinateBone structure of lower limbLegLower Extremity

Narrower (14)

Femur fibula ulna syndromeFibular Aplasia, Tibial Campomelia, and Oligosyndactyly SyndromeFibular aplasia ectrodactylyLeft fibula

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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Reoperation for failed prosthetic replacement used for limb salvage.
Patients with segmental bone and joint replacement prostheses because of tumors increasingly need revision surgery because of… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Disparate effects of mild, moderate, and severe secondary hyperparathyroidism on cancellous and cortical bone in rats with chronic renal insufficiency.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Long-bone growth in fetuses with Down syndrome.
Review
1988
Review
1988
The healing of closed tibial shaft fractures. The natural history of union with closed treatment.
One hundred consecutive closed fractures of the adult tibial shaft treated by closed methods were surveyed prospectively in order… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Bone Scintigraphy of Experimental Composite Bone Grafts Revascularized by Microvascular Anastomoses
In these experiments the reliability of bone scintigraphy with 99mTc diphosphonate, to assess anastomotic patency and the… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Control of acetylcholine sensitivity and synapse formation by muscle activity.
1. The formation of ectopic junctions between the 'foreign' superficial fibular nerve and the soleus muscle of adult rats, and… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Evaluation of the teratogenic potential of fresh-brewed coffee and caffeine in the rat.
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
Congenital absence of the fibula.
A limb with an absent fibula is truly a limb dysplasia, with serious anomalies in the foot, the tibia, and the femur. Tibial… 
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
Operative treatment of injury to the fibular collateral ligament of the ankle.
Operative management of serious injury to the fibular collateral ligament of the ankle is satisfactory. Reconstruction of the… 
Highly Cited
1952
Highly Cited
1952
The strength of human compact bone as revealed by engineering technics.
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