The kneecap (patella) and the smaller bone that runs alongside the tibia (fibula) also help make the knee join. Image: WebMD The thigh bone, or femur, makes up the top part of the joint.

“The posterior tibialis is a muscle that originates on the back, or posterior, part of the tibia and fibula (your lower leg bones), up close to your knee,” explains Cathlin ...

that they continue to hold the talus and tibia bones in place, and that surgery will not be likely. Vick fractured his fibula, the non-weight bearing bone in last Saturday's preseason game against ...

Federica Brignone suffered a multi-fragmentary compound fracture of the tibial plateau and the head of the fibula in her left leg in a bad fall this morning during the Italian Ski Championships ...

tibial joint surfaces have curved arcs and the shortened fibula can “roll” within the bird’s drumstick for about its length relative to the tibia. These features enable the knee bones to ...