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According to the Mayo Clinic, an ACL injury is a tear or sprain of the anterior cruciate ligament, which connects the thigh bone to the shinbone.
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Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
Diners pass around sturdy shanks, each held aloft by the shinbone, using a sharp knife to slice off bits of the dark meat, which is patterned with mold and smells of blue cheese.
—Tim Ecott, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2023
The tibia, sometimes called the shinbone, is the frontal of the two bones in the lower leg.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 7 Feb. 2024
The shinbone, or tibia, shows that the creature spent a fair amount of its time walking upright, says Penn State paleontologist Alan Walker, who worked with Leakey.
—Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
Diners pass around sturdy shanks, each held aloft by the shinbone, using a sharp knife to slice off bits of the dark meat, which is patterned with mold and smells of blue cheese.
—Tim Ecott, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2023
The tibia, sometimes called the shinbone, is the frontal of the two bones in the lower leg.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 7 Feb. 2024
The shinbone, or tibia, shows that the creature spent a fair amount of its time walking upright, says Penn State paleontologist Alan Walker, who worked with Leakey.
—Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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shinbone
noun
shin·bone
ˈshin-ˈbōn 
-ˌbōn
Medical Definition
shinbone
noun
shin·bone
ˈshin-ˈbōn, -ˌbōn
: tibia
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