Broken Tibia And Fibula A Broken Tibia And Fibula Is Fairly
Common Suffering a broken tibia and fibula is more common than
one might think. When we hear of someone breaking a bone, or we
break a bone ourselves, it's just one bone in most cases, except
in the case of very bad accidents. A broken leg is a broken leg.
Skiers suffer broken legs, as to bronc riders, football players,
and at times, non-athletes. Quite often, when breaking a leg,
one suffers both a broken tibia and fibula. The Two Leg Bones -
There are two bones in each of our legs that extend from the
knee to the ankle. The one in front, which lies just under the
surface of the skin, is the tibia. The fibula also goes from the
knee to the ankle and lies behind the tibia. The tibia is the
larger or thicker of the two bones, but is one of the bones in
our body that is most commonly broken. If the force which causes
the tibia to break is strong enough, the fibula may break as
well. If you have a broken leg, either your tibia is broken or
you have a br