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i tripped and fell and whacked the bone on the outside of my ankle. it is discolored and is kind of bruised. it hurts to walk and i am having trouble moving my toes. my foot is numb and tingles everynow and then. did i possibly break it? can you walk on a broken fibula?
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Could i have broken my fibula?
Of course you can, but I think it would be an interesting fall to watch.
What is another name for the calf bone?
There's the femur (thigh bone), then there's the tibia and fibula. There are also the tarsal and metatarsals in your ankle and feet, respectively.The Latin medical prefix for the upper leg is "femoral" and the front of the lower leg is "crural." The back of the calf is known as "sural."
How long to recover from broken Tibia and fibula broken How long to recover from a broken fibula and tibia?
Six to eight weeks. Expect to limp for a while after that until the muscles build back up. Your doctor should have explained all this to you when you got your cast.
Are there vitamins and supplements to help rehab from a broken fibula?
vitamine B3 and B5
How do you fix a broken fibula and tibla?
only a few bones are unable to be broken due to their physiology, location or size. both the tibia and fibula can be broken
What do you do for a broken finger?
take it to a urgent care center not hosptal because the will not take care of you URGENT CARE ONLY
Who ran in the olympics with a broken leg?
US lead off runner Manteo Mitchell in the 4x400 relay (he had broken his left fibula)
Can your fibula be broken in sports?
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Can you live without your fibula?
My husband is scheduled for surgery for the removal of his fibula. He has had two previous surgeries with no relief of the pain. First meniscus tear, then part of the fibula was cut away. Two different surgeons. Now a new surgeon by reading the op reports and seeing the area of the pain, feels the fibula needs to go. What could happen without the fibula?
What is a fracture of the distal end of the fibula?
The distal ends of the tibia and fibula are the malleoli (singular malleolus). The tibia has the medial malleolus, and the fibula has the lateral malleolus.
Is the fibula a medial bone?
The medial malleolus is located on the tibia. The fibula forms the lateral malleolus.
The tibia is what to the fibula?
The fibula is lateral to the tibia.
