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The inner and larger bone of the leg below the knee. It articulates superiorly with the femur and head of the fibula and inferiorly with the talus. It may serve as a source for bone grafting.<\/p>\n

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The larger of the two long bones in the lower leg between the knee and the ankle.<\/p>\n

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The inner and larger bone of the lower leg. It articulates with the femur above, with the talus below, and with the fibula to the side (at both ends); at the lower end is a projection, the medial malleolus, forming part of the articulation with the talus.<\/p>\n

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The larger of the two bones in the leg. One surface of the tibia lies immediately beneath the skin in front, forming the shin; fractures of this bone are usually compound ones. The thigh bone abuts on the larger upper end of the tibia at the knee-joint, whilst below, the tibia and fibula together enter into the ankle-joint, the two bosses or malleoli at the ankle belonging, the inner to the tibia, the outer to the fibula.<\/p>\n

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The inner and larger bone of the leg between the knee and the ankle; it articulates with the femur above and with the talus below.<\/p>\n

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Larger of the two bones that form the leg below the knee. The tibia may be visualized as a bump on the big-toe side of the ankle.<\/p>\n

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The larger of the two bones in the leg, situated beneath the knee. The tibia is commonly referred to as the shin bone.<\/p>\n

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Also known as the shin, the tibia is the thicker and inner of the two long bones in the lower leg. It serves as the main support structure in that region and runs alongside the fibula, a slimmer bone to which it is connected by ligaments. At its upper end, the tibia joins with the femur, or thigh bone, to create the knee joint. At its lower end, it connects with the talus bone, contributing to the ankle joint. The tibia also widens and sticks out on the inner side of the ankle, forming a protrusion called the medial malleolus.<\/p>\n

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The tibia is one of the bones most frequently broken, either along its length or at its upper end, often due to a blow to the outer side of the leg below the knee. Excessive walking or running on hard surfaces can also lead to a stress fracture in this bone.<\/p>\n

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The innermost of the two large leg bones situated below the knee, also referred to as the shinbone.<\/p>\n

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The inner and larger bone of the leg below the knee. It articulates superiorly with the femur and head of the fibula and inferiorly with the talus. It may serve as a source for bone grafting. The larger of the two long bones in the lower leg between the knee and the ankle. The inner […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-t"],"yoast_head":"\nTibia - Definition of Tibia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The inner and larger bone of the leg below the knee. It articulates superiorly with the femur and head of the fibula and inferiorly with the talus. 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