What Is the Lateral Malleolus? The knobby bones on the outside and the inside of the ankle are called malleoli. The fibula and the tibia have specific parts that compose the ankle: Lateral malleolus - ...

When Indianapolis Colts defensive end Trent Cole sacked Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr early in the fourth quarter of their Christmas Eve game, the devastating hit left not only a broken ...

A Maisonneuve fracture refers to a break or fracture in the fibula close to the knee, with a co-occurring sprain in the ankle. The impact of a sprained ankle may travel up the leg and cause the fibula ...

The tibia, also called the shin bone, is one of the two bones in your lower leg. It’s the second-longest bone in your body after your thigh bone. The tibia is paired with a shorter leg bone called the ...

A remarkable surgical technique allowing transplanted bone to grow has proven successful in reconstructing the hip of a four-year old girl. Italian surgeons performed the operation in 1997, while ...

The AFC South-leading Indianapolis Colts received a gut punch yesterday when news broke that starting QB Daniel Jones suffered a fractured fibula (the bone in the back of the lower leg). Even though ...

A mother has told how her brave three-year-old daughter who had her left leg amputated has taught her there is no shame in being different. Penny Lundin's parents, of Stockholm, Sweden, were told ...

Aitana Bonmati has been forced to withdraw from the Spain squad after she suffered a fractured fibula in a training session. The Barcelona star could miss a number of months of football in a massive ...