Pelosi's biggest one yet! 1,990 pages... Oct 30, 2009
But because I have BC/BS, my $70K medical bill to fix a broken fibula was only paid at $25K. Hell, they could make 100% profit and it would still be cheaper than paying the hospital directly. I DEMAND that I be allowed to keep my BC/BS with it's high deductible and million dollar cap. (The Drudge Report)
Gallagher: Eagle star finds silver lining in his bad break Sep 22, 2009
OK, so he was "playing" on an Eagles team created by 10-year-old buddy Collin Hillinger in a Madden 2008 video game. But he was playing nonetheless. (Sioux City Journal)
Getting a new lease on lifeHenley senior Tyler Newsome recovering from a broken leg, blood clot in brain Sep 15, 2009
Then he reeled them off a sprained ankle, torn ankle tendons and ligaments, a broken fibula and a shattered tibia. Soon after, a busted leg was the least of his worries. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Skeleton racer Pikus-Pace has stress fracture Jul 16, 2009
That scan revealed numerous areas of stress around the rod that's holding her tibia in place, plus a stress fracture in her fibula. Doctors have advised Pikus-Pace that the rod eventually will have to be removed, and that her leg will likely be fractured again after that procedure. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Leglocks in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Jun 24, 2009
Very popular in Russian sambo, calf crushes and knee compressions can cause knee dislocations and/or fractures of the tibia and fibula. Use extreme care when training these techniques, because a dislocated knee is a potential career ender. (Suite101.com)
Dino tracks - Follow remnants of prehistoric creatures across state Jun 19, 2009
The museum also has a Hadrosaur tibia and fibula, a cast of a Gypsonictops jaw, numerous dinosaur leg-bone and hip-bone fossils, fossilized clam shells, mussel shells and snails, and a large ammonite (coiled chamber shell of an extinct mollusk). Old Trail Museum, 823 N. Main St., Choteau, (406) 466-5332, , www. (Missoulian, MT)
Preventing Ankle Injuries in Sports May 4, 2009
The ankle joint consists of three bones including the tibia, fibula, and the talus ... The structure is unique in that the distal ends of the tibia and fibula fit tightly over the top of the talus with the tibia extending down over the medial side of the talus and the fibula extending down over the lateral side of the talus ... However, the unique structural feature is that the fibula extends further on the lateral side of the talus than the tibia does on the medial side. (Suite101.com)
Overcoming injuries, Toal holds pro goal Mar 13, 2009
Toal fractured his right fibula in an October home game against Virginia Tech when Raji rolled on him as they were pursuing a ball carrier. "When I first did it, I thought it was kind of an ankle sprain," recalled Toal, a native of Wyckoff, N.J., who came to BC in 2004 from Don Bosco Prep as one of the program's most coveted recruits. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
