Distal Tibia Fibula Fracture

During Monday's press conference Washington State coach Mike Leach clarified what exactly the injury suffered by quarterback Connor Halliday is, a break of his fibula and tibia low enough to be considered part of the ankle. Halliday is still in the Lower leg fractures include fractures of the tibia and fibula. Of these two bones, the tibia is the only weightbearing bone. Fractures of the tibia generally are associated with fibula fracture, because the force is transmitted along the interosseous Domenico Pozzovivo will not take part in the 2014 Vuelta a España due to a training ride crash. The Italian was preparing for the Spanish grand tour which starts on August 23 in Jerez with a team time trial when he crashed and fractured his lower leg. It’s been a little more than three months since George had surgery in a Las Vegas hospital after suffering an open tibia-fibula fracture. Although he has not been made available to non-team media members since August 15th, his first time talking after LAS VEGAS — Paul George's long road back from a gruesome injury has officially begun. Hours after suffering an open tibia-fibula fracture in his right leg in Friday night's Team USA showcase at UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center, the 24-year-old Indiana Pacers The tibia and fibula are two long bones in your leg that connect your ankle and your knee, so Leach was roughly pointing to the right location, but I thought it was "the whole ankle" that was broken? The tibia and fibula make up part of the ankle joint .

The tibia (shin bone) and fibula extend downward from the An isolated lateral malleolar fracture (the most common ankle fracture) is stable if the fibula is not knocked out of normal position (is not displaced) and there is no significant disruption .

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Tibia Fibula Fracture