A Maisonneuve fracture refers to a break or fracture in the fibula close to the knee, with a co-occurring sprain in the ankle. The impact of a sprained ankle may travel up the leg and cause the fibula ...

Many expected the Atlanta Falcons to limit star wide receiver Roddy White during Week 1 as he continues to nurse an ankle injury he suffered last month. What followed, however, came as a surprise.

Americans suffer approximately two million ankle sprains each year. While an overwhelming majority of patients recover quickly from these ligament injuries, a subset may suffer from recurring sprains.

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A broken leg can significantly impact your ability to perform daily tasks — most inconveniently, walking. Rehab is often performed through physical therapy for a broken tibia or fibula to restore ...

Fibular fractions are among the quickest forms of leg break to heal, as the fibula are the smaller of the two lower leg bones ...

The knee is a meeting place for four bones — the femur (thigh bone), tibia (shinbone), fibula (calf bone), and patella (kneecap). It requires several ligaments to keep these bones in place and ...