Tibia, inner and larger of the two bones of the lower leg in vertebrates—the other is the fibula. In humans the tibia forms the lower half of the knee joint above and the inner protuberance of the ankle below. Learn more about the tibia in this article.
1.(Anatomy) Also called:shinbonethe inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle. Comparefibula 2.(Zoology) the corresponding bone in other vertebrates 3.(Zoology) the fourth segment of an insect's leg, lying between the femur and the tarsus ...
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1.AnatomyAny of the muscular elastic tubes that form a branching system and that carry blood away from the heart to the cells, tissues, and organs of the body. 2.A major route of transportation into which local routes flow:Traffic was heavy on the central artery. ...
12.3.1Anatomy Thetibiais the major weight-bearing bone of the lower leg. It articulates proximally with the distal femur, twice laterally with the fibula (once proximally and once distally), and distally with the talus. Sign in to download full-size image ...
Right and left tibiae are not always perfectly symmetrical, especially not at the level of the tibia plateau. The largest degree of anatomical variation of the tibia is found in its length and around the tibia plateau. Because of the large variation in the anatomy, a more patient-specific ...
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Anatomy, PathologicalUmberto, PoliclinicoSapienza, LaDe Maio F, Corsi A, Roggini M, Riminucci M, Bianco P, Ippolito E (2005) Congenital unilateral posteromedial bowing of the tibia and fibula: insights regarding pathogenesis from prenatal pathology. A case report. J Bone Joint Surg 87-...
SUMMARY: This report presents a retrospective review of several cases of distal fractures of the tibia and fibula with significant injury to the medial soft tissues treated either primarily or in staged fashion with fixed-angle, transsyndesmotic fixation. This fixation strategy was used in an effor...
leg. The front surface of the tibia lies immediately beneath the skin. Its upper end articulates with the femur (thigh bone) to form the knee joint and the lower end forms part of the ankle joint. Its companion bone, the fibula, lies on its outer side and is attached to it by ...