Former NFL quarterback Alex Smith is going viral after an old picture of his surgically repaired leg resurfaced on social ...

The X-ray shows a fibular fracture. Your fibula is parallel to your tibia, the other lower leg bone. (Photo credit: Dreamstime) Your fibula starts just under your knee and runs down to your ankle.

Retired NFL quarterback Alex Smith is helping others through the 'taboo' of pain after nearly dying from a leg injury in 2018 that required 17 surgeries, he exclusively tells PEOPLE.

Indiana Pacers All-Star Paul George suffered a open fracture of the tibia and fibula bones in his lower right leg during an intrasquad scrimmage of the USA Men's Basketball team and underwent ...

Federica Brignone suffered a multi-fragmentary compound fracture of the tibial plateau and the head of the fibula in her left leg in a bad fall this morning during the Italian Ski Championships ...

Peterson's tibia and fibula were fractured during the post-game rush. Peterson was transported from Ames to Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.

The ankle joint, according to the Hospital for Special Surgery website, is composed of the tibia, fibula and talus bones. The talus (or "ankle bone") connects your leg to your foot.

On October 13, 2024, the Lions lost their most important defensive player in Aidan Hutchinson. Video is consistent with a left tibia and fibula fracture (tib/fib). The mechanism of this injury can ...

Now, what are tibia and fibula fractures? Well, the tibia is the large shin bone that connects the knee to the ankle. And the fibula, or calf bone, is the smaller bone next to it.

Detroit Lions star Aidan Hutchinson is recovering after successful surgery to repair his fractured tibia and fibula. The team reported that the procedure took place Sunday night.

NFL Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson undergoes surgery to repair broken tibia, fibula The Pro Bowl pass rusher will return to Detroit this week, the team said, and is expected to make a full recovery.