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What two bones make up the leg?
The leg is made up of the tibia and the fibula. The tibia is the larger of the two bones and is commonly known as the shinbone, while the fibula is located next to the tibia on the outer side of the leg.
What does the term tibial-fibular fracture mean?
it means that you fractured part of your tibia and fibula
What bone is longest the chest bone or the lower leg bone?
By the 'chest bone' do you mean the sternum? And which 'lower leg bone', the tibia or the fibula? If by 'chest bone' you mean the sternum, both of the 'lower leg bones' are longer.
What does fibular mean?
"Fibular" refers to anything related to the fibula, which is one of the two long bones in the lower leg, situated parallel to the tibia. It is often used in medical contexts to describe structures, injuries, or conditions associated with the fibula. For example, fibular fractures involve breaks in this bone, and fibular artery pertains to the blood vessel that runs along its length.
How long does it take for fracture on the lower one third of fibula bone to heal?
The "fibia" is not a bone. There are 2 bones that make up the lower leg, the tibia and fibula. The fibula is not a weight bearing bone and doctors usually dont do anything about it. The fibula is weight bearing, and depending on age, it usually heals in about 6 weeks. But that doesnt mean that it doesnt still hurt. If the patient is geriatric age, their bones take longer to heal.
What does it mean if there is a small bony density adjacent to the medial aspect of the distal fibula epiphysis?
A small bony density adjacent to the medial aspect of the distal fibula epiphysis could be consistent with an accessory ossicle like the os subfibulare. This accessory bone is usually benign and incidental but can sometimes be associated with ankle pain or instability if it causes impingement on nearby structures. Further evaluation and clinical correlation may be needed to determine the significance of this finding.
What does far mean in medical abbreviations?
distal
What words mean farthest from the origin?
distal
What does distal radius mean?
fractured wrist
What is the head of tibia?
I believe you mean the tibial condyle.
Is surgery necessary for broken fibula?
No, you don't need an operation, unless an operation is needed to fix it! What I mean by that is that only if your surgeon recommends an operation to fix a broken fibula should you consider having one. You don't need a joined up fibula to walk or run or do anything that you would normally do, as the fibula normally only carries around 10% of your body weight. Without it and your tibia will bear the weight. I broke both my tib and fib some years ago, and still have a rod and pin in my tib. But my fibula never heald and still has a gap of around an inch in it. I mountainbike, rugby referee and skydive without any adverse effect.
Does distal mean the same thing as proximal?
it means the opposite
