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Q: What does the fibula mean?
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What do they mean when they say that the distal articulation of the tibia and fibula?

The distal articulation of the tibia and fibula means the place where the tibia and fibula form a joint at the end of the bones farthest from the origin of the limb. The distal articulation of the tibia and fibula is with the talus.


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.


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.


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.


What is the plural of fibula?

The Plural of Fibula is fibulae or fibulas.


What does the term tibial-fibular fracture mean?

it means that you fractured part of your tibia and fibula


Is tibia medial to the fibula?

The fibula is lateral to the tibia. The fibula is the smaller of the two lower leg bones.


What two bones make up the leg?

The fibula, which is one of the two bones in the lower leg, along with the tibia, is the smaller bone.


What bone in the leg does not bear weight?

Fibula-- someone answered tibia on a previous question and that answer is incorrect


Can you fracture your fibula without it hurting a lot?

A fibula fracture will hurt.


Where is the fibula?

The fibula is one of the long bones in the leg, below the knee.