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vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" 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href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perone" title="Perone – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Perone" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D2%A1_%D2%A1%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B_%D2%BB%D3%A9%D0%B9%D3%99%D0%B3%D0%B5" title="Сираҡ ҡушары һөйәге – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Сираҡ ҡушары һөйәге" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8A%D0%BA_%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%89%D1%8F%D0%BB" title="Малък пищял – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Малък пищял" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisna_kost" title="Lisna kost – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Lisna kost" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peron%C3%A9" title="Peroné – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Peroné" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%BF%C4%95%D1%87%C4%95%D0%BA_%D1%88%C4%83%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B8" title="Тунан пĕчĕк шăмми – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Тунан пĕчĕк шăмми" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BDtkov%C3%A1_kost" title="Lýtková kost – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Lýtková kost" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A6gben" title="Lægben – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Lægben" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadenbein" title="Wadenbein – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Wadenbein" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dv mw-list-item"><a href="https://dv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DE%86%DE%AA%DE%91%DE%A6%DE%86%DE%A6%DE%85%DE%AA%DE%88%DE%A7_%DE%86%DE%A6%DE%81%DE%A8%DE%8E%DE%A6%DE%82%DE%91%DE%AA" title="ކުޑަކަޅުވާ ކަށިގަނޑު – Divehi" lang="dv" hreflang="dv" data-title="ކުޑަކަޅުވާ ކަށިގަނޑު" data-language-autonym="ދިވެހިބަސް" data-language-local-name="Divehi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ދިވެހިބަސް</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%B5%CF%81%CF%8C%CE%BD%CE%B7_(%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%84%CF%8C)" title="Περόνη (οστό) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Περόνη (οστό)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peron%C3%A9" title="Peroné – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Peroné" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibulo" title="Fibulo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Fibulo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibula_(hezurra)" title="Fibula (hezurra) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Fibula (hezurra)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2%DA%A9%E2%80%8C%D9%86%DB%8C" title="نازک‌نی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="نازک‌نی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibula" title="Fibula – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Fibula" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiob%C3%BAl" title="Fiobúl – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Fiobúl" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peron%C3%A9" title="Peroné – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Peroné" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A2%85%EC%95%84%EB%A6%AC%EB%BC%88" title="종아리뼈 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="종아리뼈" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisna_kost" title="Lisna kost – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Lisna kost" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peroneo" title="Peroneo – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Peroneo" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulang_betis" title="Tulang betis – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Tulang betis" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perone" title="Perone – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Perone" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%AA" title="שוקית – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="שוקית" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibula" title="Fibula – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Fibula" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0eivikaulis" title="Šeivikaulis – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Šeivikaulis" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sz%C3%A1rkapocs" title="Szárkapocs – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Szárkapocs" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Мала писка – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Мала писка" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuitbeen" title="Kuitbeen – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Kuitbeen" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE" title="फिबुला – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="फिबुला" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%85%93%E9%AA%A8" title="腓骨 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="腓骨" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibula_(anatomi)" title="Fibula (anatomi) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Fibula (anatomi)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadenbeen" title="Wadenbeen – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Wadenbeen" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C5%9B%C4%87_strza%C5%82kowa" title="Kość strzałkowa – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Kość strzałkowa" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%ADbula" title="Fíbula – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Fíbula" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibul%C4%83_(os)" title="Fibulă (os) – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Fibulă (os)" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%86%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C" title="Малоберцовая кость – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Малоберцовая кость" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibula" title="Fibula – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Fibula" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ihlica_(kos%C5%A5)" title="Ihlica (kosť) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Ihlica (kosť)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me%C4%8Dnica" title="Mečnica – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Mečnica" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7" title="فیبولا – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="فیبولا" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisna_kost" 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style="background-color:whitesmoke">Fibula</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Fibula_-_anterior_view.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Fibula_-_anterior_view.png/250px-Fibula_-_anterior_view.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Fibula_-_anterior_view.png/375px-Fibula_-_anterior_view.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Fibula_-_anterior_view.png/500px-Fibula_-_anterior_view.png 2x" data-file-width="4500" data-file-height="4500" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Position of fibula in human body (shown in red)</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Braus_1921_293.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Braus_1921_293.png/250px-Braus_1921_293.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Braus_1921_293.png/375px-Braus_1921_293.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Braus_1921_293.png/500px-Braus_1921_293.png 2x" data-file-width="1616" data-file-height="1360" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Cross section of human lower leg, showing fibula in centre (<i>latin terminology</i>)</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em">Pronunciation</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'f' in 'find'">f</span><span title="/ɪ/: 'i' in 'kit'">ɪ</span><span title="'b' in 'buy'">b</span><span title="/j/: 'y' in 'yes'">j</span><span title="/ʊ/: 'u' in 'push'">ʊ</span><span title="'l' in 'lie'">l</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span></span>/</a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em">Articulations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Superior_tibiofibular_joint" title="Superior tibiofibular joint">Superior</a> and <a href="/wiki/Inferior_tibiofibular_joint" title="Inferior tibiofibular joint">inferior tibiofibular joint</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Ankle" title="Ankle">Ankle</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Identifiers</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>(os) fibula</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Medical_Subject_Headings" title="Medical Subject Headings">MeSH</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D005360">D005360</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA98</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ifaa.unifr.ch/Public/EntryPage/TA98%20Tree/Entity%20TA98%20EN/02.5.07.001%20Entity%20TA98%20EN.htm">A02.5.07.001</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA2</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ta2viewer.openanatomy.org/?id=1427">1427</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Foundational_Model_of_Anatomy" title="Foundational Model of Anatomy">FMA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/FMA/?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fsig%2Font%2Ffma%2Ffma24479">24479</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terms_of_bone" title="Anatomical terms of bone">Anatomical terms of bone</a><div style="text-align: right;"><small class="noprint">[<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q302896" class="extiw" title="d:Q302896">edit on Wikidata</a>]</small></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:3D_Medical_Animation_Fibula_Structure.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="3D Medical Animation still shot of Fibula structure" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/3D_Medical_Animation_Fibula_Structure.jpg/260px-3D_Medical_Animation_Fibula_Structure.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/3D_Medical_Animation_Fibula_Structure.jpg/390px-3D_Medical_Animation_Fibula_Structure.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/3D_Medical_Animation_Fibula_Structure.jpg/520px-3D_Medical_Animation_Fibula_Structure.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption>3D medical animation still shot of fibula structure</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>fibula</b> (<abbr title="plural form">pl.</abbr>: <b>fibulae</b> or <b>fibulas</b>) or <b>calf bone</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Human_leg" title="Human leg">leg</a> <a href="/wiki/Bone" title="Bone">bone</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Lateral_(anatomy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lateral (anatomy)">lateral</a> side of the <a href="/wiki/Tibia" title="Tibia">tibia</a>, to which it is connected above and below. It is the smaller of the two bones and, in proportion to its length, the most slender of all the long bones. Its upper extremity is small, placed toward the back of the <a href="/wiki/Upper_extremity_of_tibia" class="mw-redirect" title="Upper extremity of tibia">head of the tibia</a>, below the <a href="/wiki/Knee" title="Knee">knee joint</a> and excluded from the formation of this joint. Its lower extremity inclines a little forward, so as to be on a plane anterior to that of the upper end; it projects below the tibia and forms the lateral part of the <a href="/wiki/Ankle" title="Ankle">ankle joint</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fibula&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The bone has the following components: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lateral_malleolus" class="mw-redirect" title="Lateral malleolus">Lateral malleolus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interosseous_membrane" title="Interosseous membrane">Interosseous membrane</a> connecting the fibula to the tibia, forming a <a href="/wiki/Syndesmosis" title="Syndesmosis">syndesmosis</a> joint</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Superior_tibiofibular_articulation" class="mw-redirect" title="Superior tibiofibular articulation">superior tibiofibular articulation</a> is an <a href="/wiki/Arthrodial" class="mw-redirect" title="Arthrodial">arthrodial</a> <a href="/wiki/Joint" title="Joint">joint</a> between the <a href="/wiki/Lateral_condyle_of_tibia" title="Lateral condyle of tibia">lateral condyle</a> of the tibia and the head of the fibula.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Inferior_tibiofibular_articulation" class="mw-redirect" title="Inferior tibiofibular articulation">inferior tibiofibular articulation</a> (tibiofibular syndesmosis) is formed by the rough, convex surface of the medial side of the lower end of the fibula, and a rough concave surface on the lateral side of the tibia.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Blood_supply">Blood supply</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fibula&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Blood supply"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The blood supply is important for planning <a href="/wiki/Microsurgery" title="Microsurgery">free tissue transfer</a> because the fibula is commonly used to reconstruct the <a href="/wiki/Human_mandible" class="mw-redirect" title="Human mandible">mandible</a>. The shaft is supplied in its middle third by a large nutrient vessel from the <a href="/wiki/Fibular_artery" title="Fibular artery">fibular artery</a>. It is also perfused from its <a href="/wiki/Periosteum" title="Periosteum">periosteum</a> which receives many small branches from the fibular artery. The proximal head and the <a href="/wiki/Epiphysis" title="Epiphysis">epiphysis</a> are supplied by a branch of the anterior tibial artery. In harvesting the bone the middle third is always taken and the ends preserved (4 cm proximally and 6 cm distally) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Development">Development</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fibula&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The fibula is <a href="/wiki/Ossified" class="mw-redirect" title="Ossified">ossified</a> from <i>three</i> centers, one for the shaft, and one for either end. Ossification begins in the body about the eighth week of <a href="/wiki/Prenatal_development" title="Prenatal development">fetal life</a>, and extends toward the extremities. At birth the ends are <a href="/wiki/Cartilaginous" class="mw-redirect" title="Cartilaginous">cartilaginous</a>. </p><p>Ossification commences in the lower end in the second year, and in the upper about the fourth year. The lower <a href="/wiki/Epiphysis" title="Epiphysis">epiphysis</a>, the first to ossify, unites with the body about the twentieth year; the upper epiphysis joins about the twenty-fifth year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Head">Head</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fibula&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Head"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The upper extremity or <b>head of the fibula</b> is of an irregular quadrate form, presenting above a flattened articular surface, directed upward, forward, and medialward, for articulation with a corresponding surface on the <a href="/wiki/Lateral_condyle_of_tibia" title="Lateral condyle of tibia">lateral condyle of the tibia</a>. On the lateral side is a thick and rough prominence continued behind into a pointed eminence, the apex (<i>styloid <a href="/wiki/Process_(anatomy)" title="Process (anatomy)">process</a></i>), which projects upward from the posterior part of the head. </p><p>The prominence, at its upper and lateral part, gives attachment to the <a href="/wiki/Tendon" title="Tendon">tendon</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Biceps_femoris" class="mw-redirect" title="Biceps femoris">biceps femoris</a> and to the fibular collateral ligament of the knee-joint, the <a href="/wiki/Ligament" title="Ligament">ligament</a> dividing the tendon into two parts. </p><p>The remaining part of the circumference of the head is rough, for the attachment of <a href="/wiki/Muscle" title="Muscle">muscles</a> and ligaments. It presents in front a <a href="/wiki/Tubercle_(anatomy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tubercle (anatomy)">tubercle</a> for the origin of the upper and anterior fibers of the <a href="/wiki/Peroneus_longus" class="mw-redirect" title="Peroneus longus">peroneus longus</a>, and a surface for the attachment of the anterior ligament of the head; and behind, another tubercle, for the attachment of the posterior ligament of the head and the origin of the upper fibers of the <a href="/wiki/Soleus" class="mw-redirect" title="Soleus">soleus</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Body">Body</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fibula&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Body"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>body of the fibula</b> presents four borders - the antero-lateral, the antero-medial, the postero-lateral, and the postero-medial; and four surfaces - anterior, posterior, medial, and lateral. </p> <dl><dt>Borders</dt></dl> <p>The <b>antero-lateral border</b> begins above in front of the head, runs vertically downward to a little below the middle of the bone, and then curving somewhat lateralward, bifurcates so as to embrace a triangular subcutaneous surface immediately above the lateral malleolus. This border gives attachment to an intermuscular septum, which separates the extensor muscles on the anterior surface of the leg from the peronaei longus and brevis on the lateral surface. </p><p>The <b>antero-medial border</b>, or interosseous crest, is situated close to the medial side of the preceding, and runs nearly parallel with it in the upper third of its extent, but diverges from it in the lower two-thirds. It begins above just beneath the head of the bone (sometimes it is quite indistinct for about 2.5 cm. below the head), and ends at the apex of a rough triangular surface immediately above the articular facet of the lateral malleolus. It serves for the attachment of the <a href="/wiki/Interosseous_membrane" title="Interosseous membrane">interosseous membrane</a>, which separates the extensor muscles in front from the flexor muscles behind. </p><p>The <b>postero-lateral border</b> is prominent; it begins above at the apex, and ends below in the posterior border of the lateral malleolus. It is directed lateralward above, backward in the middle of its course, backward, and a little medialward below, and gives attachment to an aponeurosis which separates the peronaei on the lateral surface from the flexor muscles on the posterior surface. </p><p>The <b>postero-medial border</b>, sometimes called the oblique line, begins above at the medial side of the head, and ends by becoming continuous with the interosseous crest at the lower fourth of the bone. It is well-marked and prominent at the upper and middle parts of the bone. It gives attachment to an aponeurosis which separates the tibialis posterior from the soleus and flexor hallucis longus. </p> <dl><dt>Surfaces</dt></dl> <p>The <b>anterior surface</b> is the interval between the antero-lateral and antero-medial borders. It is extremely narrow and flat in the upper third of its extent; broader and grooved longitudinally in its lower third; it serves for the origin of three muscles: the <a href="/wiki/Extensor_digitorum_longus" class="mw-redirect" title="Extensor digitorum longus">extensor digitorum longus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Extensor_hallucis_longus" class="mw-redirect" title="Extensor hallucis longus">extensor hallucis longus</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Peroneus_tertius" class="mw-redirect" title="Peroneus tertius">peroneus tertius</a>. </p><p>The <b>posterior surface</b> is the space included between the postero-lateral and the postero-medial borders; it is continuous below with the triangular area above the articular surface of the lateral malleolus; it is directed backward above, backward and medialward at its middle, directly medialward below. Its upper third is rough, for the origin of the soleus; its lower part presents a triangular surface, connected to the tibia by a strong interosseous ligament; the intervening part of the surface is covered by the fibers of origin of the flexor hallucis longus. Near the middle of this surface is the nutrient foramen, which is directed downward. </p><p>The <b>medial surface</b> is the interval included between the antero-medial and the postero-medial borders. It is grooved for the origin of the tibialis posterior. </p><p>The <b>lateral surface</b> is the space between the antero-lateral and postero-lateral borders. It is broad, and often deeply grooved; it is directed lateralward in the upper two-thirds of its course, backward in the lower third, where it is continuous with the posterior border of the lateral malleolus. This surface gives origin to the peronaei longus and brevis. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fibula_-_animation.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Position of fibula (shown in red)"><img alt="Position of fibula (shown in red)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Fibula_-_animation.gif/120px-Fibula_-_animation.gif" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Fibula_-_animation.gif/180px-Fibula_-_animation.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Fibula_-_animation.gif/240px-Fibula_-_animation.gif 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="450" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Position of fibula (shown in red)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span class="mw-3d-wrapper" data-label="3D"><a href="/wiki/File:Human_fibula.stl" class="mw-file-description" title="3D image"><img alt="3D image" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Human_fibula.stl/120px-Human_fibula.stl.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Human_fibula.stl/180px-Human_fibula.stl.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Human_fibula.stl/240px-Human_fibula.stl.png 2x" data-file-width="5120" data-file-height="2880" /></a></span></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">3D image</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Right_fibula_-_close-up_-_animation.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Shape of fibula (right)"><img alt="Shape of fibula (right)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Right_fibula_-_close-up_-_animation.gif/120px-Right_fibula_-_close-up_-_animation.gif" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Right_fibula_-_close-up_-_animation.gif/180px-Right_fibula_-_close-up_-_animation.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Right_fibula_-_close-up_-_animation.gif/240px-Right_fibula_-_close-up_-_animation.gif 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="450" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Shape of fibula (right)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray263.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Diagram which depicts ossification of human fibula."><img alt="Diagram which depicts ossification of human fibula." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Gray263.png/65px-Gray263.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Gray263.png/98px-Gray263.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Gray263.png/130px-Gray263.png 2x" data-file-width="245" data-file-height="450" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Diagram which depicts <a href="/wiki/Ossification" title="Ossification">ossification</a> of human fibula.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray262.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Lower extremity of right fibula. Medial aspect."><img alt="Lower extremity of right fibula. Medial aspect." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Gray262.png/91px-Gray262.png" decoding="async" width="91" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Gray262.png/136px-Gray262.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Gray262.png/182px-Gray262.png 2x" data-file-width="303" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Lower extremity of right fibula. Medial aspect.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Slide5CEC4.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Ankle joint. Deep dissection."><img alt="Ankle joint. Deep dissection." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Slide5CEC4.JPG/120px-Slide5CEC4.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Slide5CEC4.JPG/180px-Slide5CEC4.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Slide5CEC4.JPG/240px-Slide5CEC4.JPG 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="720" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Ankle joint. Deep dissection.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Slide1besa.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Knee and tibiofibular joint. Deep dissection. Anterior view."><img alt="Knee and tibiofibular joint. Deep dissection. Anterior view." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Slide1besa.JPG/120px-Slide1besa.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Slide1besa.JPG/180px-Slide1besa.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Slide1besa.JPG/240px-Slide1besa.JPG 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="720" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Knee and tibiofibular joint. Deep dissection. Anterior view.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Fibula_Anatomy_by_Jason_Christian.webm/120px--Fibula_Anatomy_by_Jason_Christian.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="120" height="68" data-durationhint="23" data-mwtitle="Fibula_Anatomy_by_Jason_Christian.webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2e/Fibula_Anatomy_by_Jason_Christian.webm/Fibula_Anatomy_by_Jason_Christian.webm.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="854" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2e/Fibula_Anatomy_by_Jason_Christian.webm/Fibula_Anatomy_by_Jason_Christian.webm.720p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="720p.vp9.webm" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Fibula_Anatomy_by_Jason_Christian.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2e/Fibula_Anatomy_by_Jason_Christian.webm/Fibula_Anatomy_by_Jason_Christian.webm.144p.mjpeg.mov" type="video/quicktime" data-transcodekey="144p.mjpeg.mov" data-width="256" data-height="144" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2e/Fibula_Anatomy_by_Jason_Christian.webm/Fibula_Anatomy_by_Jason_Christian.webm.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="426" data-height="240" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2e/Fibula_Anatomy_by_Jason_Christian.webm/Fibula_Anatomy_by_Jason_Christian.webm.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2e/Fibula_Anatomy_by_Jason_Christian.webm/Fibula_Anatomy_by_Jason_Christian.webm.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /></video></span></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Fibula anatomy</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Function">Function</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fibula&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Function"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The fibula does not carry any significant load (weight) of the body. It extends past the lower end of the tibia and forms the outer part of the ankle providing stability to this joint. It has grooves for certain ligaments which gives them leverage and multiplies the muscle force. It provides attachment points for the following muscles: </p> <table align="right"> <tbody><tr> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray258.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Gray258.png/125px-Gray258.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="361" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Gray258.png/188px-Gray258.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Gray258.png/250px-Gray258.png 2x" data-file-width="346" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>Muscle attachments (seen from the front)</figcaption></figure></td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray259.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Gray259.png/132px-Gray259.png" decoding="async" width="132" height="360" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Gray259.png/198px-Gray259.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Gray259.png/264px-Gray259.png 2x" data-file-width="367" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>Muscle attachments (seen from the back)</figcaption></figure> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td><b>Muscle</b></td> <td><b>Direction</b></td> <td><b>Attachment</b><sup id="cite_ref-Bojsen364-367_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bojsen364-367-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Biceps_femoris_muscle" title="Biceps femoris muscle">Biceps femoris muscle</a></td> <td>Insertion</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Head_of_fibula" class="mw-redirect" title="Head of fibula">Head of fibula</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Extensor_hallucis_longus_muscle" title="Extensor hallucis longus muscle">Extensor hallucis longus muscle</a></td> <td>Origin</td> <td>Medial side of fibula </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Extensor_digitorum_longus_muscle" title="Extensor digitorum longus muscle">Extensor digitorum longus muscle</a></td> <td>Origin</td> <td>Proximal part of the medial side of fibula </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fibularis_tertius" title="Fibularis tertius">Fibularis tertius</a></td> <td>Origin</td> <td>Distal part of the medial side of fibula </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fibularis_longus" title="Fibularis longus">Fibularis longus</a></td> <td>Origin</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Head_of_fibula" class="mw-redirect" title="Head of fibula">Head</a> and the lateral side of fibula </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fibularis_brevis" title="Fibularis brevis">Fibularis brevis</a></td> <td>Origin</td> <td>Distal 2/3 of the lateral side of fibula </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Soleus_muscle" title="Soleus muscle">Soleus muscle</a></td> <td>Origin</td> <td>Proximal 1/3 of the posterior side of fibula </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tibialis_posterior_muscle" title="Tibialis posterior muscle">Tibialis posterior muscle</a></td> <td>Origin</td> <td>Lateral part of the posterior side of fibula </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Flexor_hallucis_longus_muscle" title="Flexor hallucis longus muscle">Flexor hallucis longus muscle</a></td> <td>Origin</td> <td>Posterior side of fibula </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Clinical_significance">Clinical significance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fibula&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Clinical significance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As much of the fibula can be removed without it impacting an individual's ability to walk, the fibula is utilised as a source of bone material in fibular <a href="/wiki/Free_flap" title="Free flap">free flap</a> surgeries.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fractures">Fractures</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fibula&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Fractures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The most common type of fibula fracture is located at the distal end of the bone, and is classified as <a href="/wiki/Ankle_fracture" title="Ankle fracture">ankle fracture</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/Danis%E2%80%93Weber_classification" title="Danis–Weber classification">Danis–Weber classification</a> it has three categories:<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>Type A</b>: Fracture of the <a href="/wiki/Lateral_malleolus" class="mw-redirect" title="Lateral malleolus">lateral malleolus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terms_of_location#Proximal_and_distal" title="Anatomical terms of location">distal</a> to the syndesmosis (the connection between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula).</li> <li><b>Type B</b>: Fracture of the fibula at the level of the syndesmosis</li> <li><b>Type C</b>: Fracture of the fibula <a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terms_of_location#Proximal_and_distal" title="Anatomical terms of location">proximal</a> to the syndesmosis.</li></ul> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Maisonneuve_fracture" title="Maisonneuve fracture">Maisonneuve fracture</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Spiral_fracture" title="Spiral fracture">spiral fracture</a> of the proximal third of the fibula associated with a tear of the distal <a href="/wiki/Inferior_tibiofibular_joint" title="Inferior tibiofibular joint">tibiofibular syndesmosis</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Interosseous_membrane_of_the_leg" class="mw-redirect" title="Interosseous membrane of the leg">interosseous membrane</a>. There is an associated fracture of the medial <a href="/wiki/Malleolus" title="Malleolus">malleolus</a> or rupture of the deep <a href="/wiki/Medial_ligament_of_talocrural_joint" class="mw-redirect" title="Medial ligament of talocrural joint">deltoid ligament</a>. </p><p>An <a href="/wiki/Avulsion_fracture" title="Avulsion fracture">avulsion fracture</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_the_fibula" class="mw-redirect" title="Head of the fibula">head of the fibula</a> refers to the <a href="/wiki/Bone_fracture" title="Bone fracture">fracture</a> of the fibular head because of a sudden contraction of the <a href="/wiki/Biceps_femoris_muscle" title="Biceps femoris muscle">biceps femoris muscle</a> that pulls its site of attachment on the bone. The attachment of the biceps femoris tendon on the fibular head is closely related to the <a href="/wiki/Fibular_collateral_ligament" title="Fibular collateral ligament">lateral collateral ligament</a> of the knee. Therefore, this ligament is prone to injury in this type of avulsion fracture.<sup id="cite_ref-gottsegen_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gottsegen-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fibula&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology">Etymology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fibula&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The word <i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fibula" class="extiw" title="wikt:fibula">fibula</a></i> can be dated back to c. 1670. It derives from Latin <i>fībula</i>, which describes a clasp or brooch – see <a href="/wiki/Fibula_(brooch)" title="Fibula (brooch)">fibula (brooch)</a> – and was first used in English for the smaller bone in the lower leg c. 1706. The bone was so called because it resembles a clasp like a modern safety pin.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The adjective <b>peroneal</b> referring to the fibula bone or its surrounding structures derives from <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%81%CF%8C%CE%BD%CE%B7" class="extiw" title="wikt:περόνη">περόνη</a> : perónē, the Ancient Greek word for a clasp. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_animals">Other animals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fibula&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Other animals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Because the fibula bears relatively little weight in comparison with the tibia, it is typically narrower in all but the most primitive tetrapods. In many animals, it still articulates with the posterior part of the lower extremity of the <a href="/wiki/Femur" title="Femur">femur</a>, but this feature is frequently lost (as it is in humans). In some animals, the reduction of the fibula has proceeded even further than it has in humans, with the loss of the tarsal articulation, and, in extreme cases (such as the <a href="/wiki/Horse" title="Horse">horse</a>), partial fusion with the tibia.<sup id="cite_ref-VB_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VB-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fibula&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fibular_hemimelia" title="Fibular hemimelia">Fibular hemimelia</a> — congenital absence or shortening of the fibula</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peroneal_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Peroneal (disambiguation)">Peroneal</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fibula&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Public domain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/12px-PD-icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/18px-PD-icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/24px-PD-icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="196" /></span></span> <i>This article incorporates text in the <a href="/wiki/Public_domain" title="Public domain">public domain</a> from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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