Tibia:The tibia is the shinbone and supports the body's weight. The fibula runs alongside the tibia below the knee. It is on the outside part of the leg and is smaller than the tibia. Ankle:The ankle is composed of the bottom ends of the tibia and fibula, the connecting foot bones,...
Generally a broken ankle is referred to as an ankle bone fracture, where there is a break in one or more of the ankle bones, including the tibia, fibula, talus and calcaneus. However, a sprained ankle is caused when there is damage inflicted to the ankle ligaments as a result of stretch...
She was taken for an X-ray which revealed her fibula bone has snapped near her ankle joint – leaving doctors baffled at how she managed to complete the race. Siobhan said: “The orthopedic surgeon said he had no idea how I ran with it. He said it wa...
Compressionmeans, at the start, wear the boot, and use the little air pump to make it comfortably support your foot. A compression sock is a great thing for swelling unless you have a bone moving around because pulling on that tight sock can move it. OUCH. My doctor said to hold off ...
you have a bone moving around because pulling on that tight sock can move it. OUCH. My doctor said to hold off on a compression sock until I could press on the area I injured and it didn’t hurt (meaning the bone was starting to heal), and then I could put on a compression sock...