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Of, relating to, or lying in the direction of one of the lower leg bones.

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  • And I broke my pelvis in two places and I broke the fibular in my right leg.
  • The injury was diagnosed as a distal fibular fracture of the leg, according to Brewers trainer Roger Caplinger.
  • The plantar ligament (calcaneo-cuboid) is a strong flat band which is attached to the plantar surface of the fibular and fourth tarsal bones
  • The latter structure, which is chiefly tendinous, originates in the supracondyloid fossa of the femur and has an insertion to the summit of the fibular tarsal (calcis) bone.
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