The fibula is the slender long bone that is attached next to and a little below the tibia (shinbone). It bears very little body weight. The fibula provides lateral stability for the lower leg and ...

The tibia is in your lower leg between your knee and your ankle. While the slender fibula bone is on the outside, or lateral side, of your lower leg, the tibia is oriented toward the middle (or ...

The lower portion of the tibia forms the roof and medial (inside) of the ankle, while the lower portion of the fibula forms the lateral (outside) and posterior (back) of the ankle. In Prescott’s ...

(WXYZ) — In today’s Health Alert, Detroit Lions star Aidan Hutchinson is recovering after successful surgery to repair his fractured tibia and fibula. The team ...

Hutchinson broke the fibula and tibia bones in his left leg in Week 6 on Oct. 13 against the Dallas Cowboys when his leg was whipped around a teammate as he went for a sack. Hutchinson ...

Hutchinson underwent immediate surgery to repair a broken tibia and fibula Sunday night at Baylor White Medical Center in Irving, Texas, the team announced Monday morning. He will return to ...