Recent Examples on the WebBut when star Walt Williams broke the fibula in his left leg midway through the 1990-91 season, McLinton didn’t shy away from that responsibility.—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2024 Since then, though, he’s only played in eight games — five of which came in 2022 with Seattle, before a broken fibula in Week 5 sullied his stint there.—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024 Using the length of the tibia and fibula fossils, the researchers were able to predict the total size of the titanosaur — at just 6 feet tall.—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024 Advertisement The man was taken to a hospital, where he was treated for a brain bleed, fractured left fibula and liver laceration, police said.—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 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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