tibia

Also known as shinbone, shin, shankbone, shank, holenní kost

The tibia (; : tibiae or tibias), also known as the shinbone, shankbone or simply the shin, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects the knee with the ankle. The tibia is found on the medial side of the leg next to the fibula and closer to the median plane. The tibia is connected to the fibula by the interosseous membrane of leg, forming a type of fibrous joint called a syndesmosis with very little movement. The tibia is named for the flute tibia. I

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The tibia, commonly called the shinbone, is the larger of the two bones in your lower leg that runs from your knee to your ankle. It's an important structural bone that bears much of your leg's weight and works with the smaller fibula bone to support movement and stability.

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Key facts

Bone.Name: Tibia
Bone.Latin: (os) tibia
Bone.Image: Tibia - frontal view.png
Bone.Caption: Position of tibia (shown in red)
Bone.Image2: Braus 1921 293.png
Bone.Caption2: Cross section of the leg showing the different compartments (latin terminology)
Bone.Articulations: Knee, ankle, superior and inferior tibiofibular joint

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Research

71,911 papers

Cryptococcus neoformans osteomyelitis of the tibia: a case report and review of the literature.ReviewJournal of medical case reports · 2023Papadakis SA, Gourtzelidis G, Pallis D et al.DOI: 10.1186/s13256-023-03925-x
Morphometric Anatomy of the Tibia Plateau in Nigerians.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2022Eboh DEODOI: 10.4314/ejhs.v32i1.17
Wrist-to-Tibia/Shoe Inertial Measurement Results Translation Using Neural Networks.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Kolakowski M, Djaja-Josko V, Kolakowski J et al.DOI: 10.3390/s24010293
Surgical treatment options for congenital pseudarthrosis of tibia in children: cross-union versus other options: a systematic review.Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B · 2022Rastogi A, Agarwal ADOI: 10.1097/BPB.0000000000000924
Anatomical Variation of the Tibia - a Principal Component Analysis.Scientific reports · 2019Quintens L, Herteleer M, Vancleef S et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44092-8
Tibia vara, osteochondrosis deformans tibiae.Current practice in orthopaedic surgery · 1966Blount WP
Infantile tibia vara.Journal of pediatric orthopedics · 1987Loder RT, Johnston CE 2nd
Distal tibia allograft for glenohumeral instability: does radius of curvature match?Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery · 2016Decker MM, Strohmeyer GC, Wood JP et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2016.01.023

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Wikidata facts

Image: Tibia - frontal view.png

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Commons category: Tibia
NCI Thesaurus ID: C12800

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Article

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Contents

Structure
Upper extremity
Condyles of tibia
Facets
Intercondyloid eminence
Surfaces
Shaft
Borders
Surfaces
Lower extremity
Surfaces
Fractures
Blood supply
Joints
Development
Function
Muscle attachments
Strength
Clinical significance
Fracture
Society and culture
Other animals
Additional images
See also
References

==Structure== In human anatomy, the tibia is the second largest bone after the femur. As in other vertebrates the tibia is one of two bones in the lower leg, the other being the fibula, and is a component of the knee and ankle joints. The tibia together with the fibula make up the front part of the leg, between the knee and the ankle, known as the shin.