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Hutchinson returned to action this season after breaking his tibia and fibula last season, and Schefter said in his report that the Lions reached out to the league office about low hits.—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025 In addition to fame dulling his desire to fight, McGregor also required a lengthy rehab after fracturing his tibia and fibula in his last fight four years ago against Dustin Poirier.—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 3 Oct. 2025 Detroit did a lot of that without shooting guard Jaden Ivey, who suffered a broken fibula on New Year's Day that ended his season.—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025 However, a fibula fracture derailed him last year.—Mike Barner, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fibula
: the outer or postaxial and usually the smaller of the two bones of the hind or lower limb below the knee that is the slenderest bone of the human body in proportion to its length, articulates above with the external tuberosity of the tibia and below with the talus, and has its lower end forming the external malleolus of the ankle
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