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How much weight is necessary to break your tibia or fibula bone?
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∙ 15y ago
I think it depends on the health of the bone (s) and also the weight of the person injured. However, I'm no doctor, so if you or anyone you know is suspected to have a fractured tibia/fibula, bring them to a doctor asap.
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Which bone in leg is weight bearing?
All the bones in the human leg are weight bearing except the fibula.
What is the fibula?
In human anatomy, the fibula is a bone of the leg. It is situated lateral to the tibia (larger shin bone) and between the patella (knee) and ankle. The fibula is not as long, thick, or strong as the tibia, and does not provide weight support. However, the fibula assists with muscle structure, and can be utilized when large bone grafts are necessary.
The tibia is what to the fibula?
The fibula is lateral to the tibia.
What bone in the leg does not bear weight?
Fibula-- someone answered tibia on a previous question and that answer is incorrect
What is the easiest bone to break in the leg?
Either of the tibia and fibula are the easiest to break in the leg.
What is the weight-bearing bone of the leg called?
femur, tibia, fibula
One of the lower leg bones?
Fibula or Tibia?
Is the tibia lateral to the fibula?
The fibula is located lateral to the tibia. In overall anatomical position, the tibia is medial in the body, and the tibia lateral. Both are located in the lower leg. The tibia articulates with the patella proximally, the fibula laterally, and the talus distally.
Is the Tibia is Medial to the fibula?
The fibula is lateral to the tibia. The fibula is the smaller of the two lower leg bones.
Is the femur weight bearing?
The fibula does not bear weight, but several muscles originate from it. The fibula, is the thinner bone in the lower leg, not made for weight bearing, however the tibia is made for weight bearing, which is the larger bone in the lower leg.
Is the fibula lateral to the tibia?
The tibia is medial to the fibula. The tibia is the larger of the lower leg bones.
What is the smaller of the lower leg bone called?
The two bones that makeup the lower leg are the Tibia and Fibula. The Fibula is the smallest bone of the two. It is located poterior (behind) the Tibia.
