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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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2017
2017
Fracture of the Lateral Process of the Talus.
A 24-year-old woman fell while ice climbing and landed on her left foot. Radiographs were taken and read as noncontributory… 
1997
1997
MECHANISMS OF INJURY AND INJURY CRITERIA FOR THE HUMAN FOOT AND ANKLE IN DYNAMIC AXIAL IMPACTS TO THE FOOT
A slightly different version of this study is published in the International Journal of Crashworthiness, 1998, Volume 3, Number 2… 
1994
1994
Radiographic Changes in the First Metatarsal Head after Distal Chevron Osteotomy Combined with Lateral Release Through a Plantar Approach
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the development of clinically significant avascular necrosis of the head of the first… 
1993
1993
Treatment of tibial defects and nonunions using ipsilateral vascularized fibular transposition.
Eight patients had nine ipsilateral vascularized fibular transpositions (IVFTs) in the period 1978-1987. The procedure, which… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The Use of Freeze‐Dried Fibular Allograft ion Anterior Cervical Fusion
Eighty-three segmental fusions were performed on 42 patients who underwent anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with freeze… 
1988
1988
Fibular-Achilles tenodesis for paralytic ankle valgus.
Children with myelomeningocele often develop progressive valgus deformity of the ankle that may be concomitant with, or mistaken… 
1986
1986
Guidelines for selective radiological assessment of inversion ankle injuries.
A prospective study was performed to establish definitive guidelines for selective use of radiography in the assessment of… 
1974
1974
Calcaneo-fibular abutment following crush fracture of the calcaneus.
1968
1968
A simple method of fusion of the subtalar joint in children.
1. A simple method of subtalar fusion, suitable for use in children, is described. 2. Although it is intended to provide… 
1943
1943
THE TREATMENT OF DIFFICULT AND UNUSUAL NON-UNIONS
The treatment of non-union following fractures has always been a difficult surgical problem. If the non-union follows a compound… 
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