The tibia is paired with a shorter leg bone called the fibula, and they’re connected with an interosseous membrane. This membrane is a sheet of connective tissue that acts as a type of joint.

The X-ray shows a fibular fracture. Your fibula is parallel to your tibia, the other lower leg bone. (Photo credit: Dreamstime) Your fibula starts just under your knee and runs down to your ankle.

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A 42-year-old woman was involved in a motorcycle crash and sustained a type II open, right distal-third tibia and fibula fractures (Figure 1).The patient was appropriately resuscitated, given IV ...

This rod is also known as an intramedullary nail and it is used to stabilize the tibia while it heals. With fractures to the thinner fibula, plates and screws are typically used to stabilize the bone.

“The fibula’s an accessory bone in the lower leg,” says Grosso. “As a result, it only has to support between 14 and 17 percent of the body’s weigh while the vast majority of weight goes ...

During a three-hour surgery to mend the break, McGregor's tibia injury was repaired with an intramedullary nail (a.k.a a titanium rod), while the fibula was repaired with plates and screws.