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 ...

The tibia, also called the shin bone, is one of the two bones in your lower leg. It’s the second-longest bone in your body after your thigh bone. The tibia is paired with a shorter leg bone called the ...

The fibula helps stabilize and support your leg, body, ankle, and leg muscles. It runs parallel to the tibia, a larger bone that also forms the shin, and attaches the ankle and knee joint. The fibula ...