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Tibia and Fibula

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Abstract

This tibia may be absent. It may show side-to-side compression of the shaft (platycnemia) and retroversion of the proximal extremity of the bone. Additional articular facets on the anterior surface of the distal extremity of the tibia have been recorded. The distal part of the tibia occasionally has a bony canal through which a branch of the anterior tibial artery and a branch of the deep peroneal nerve may run. It has been reported that the tibia presents more variation in length and form than any other long bone of human limbs. Absence of the fibula has been frequently recorded.

This tibia may be absent. It may show side-to-side compression of the shaft (platycnemia) and retroversion of the proximal extremity of the bone.

Additional articular facets on the anterior surface of the distal extremity of the tibia have been recorded. The distal part of the tibia occasionally has a bony canal through which a branch of the anterior tibial artery and a branch of the deep peroneal nerve may run.

It has been reported that the tibia presents more variation in length and form than any other long bone of human limbs.

Absence of the fibula has been frequently recorded.

The primary variations are related to the form and relative size of the surfaces of the shaft. It has been reported that in 7% of cases, the posterior margin of the lateral malleolus was not grooved but was tranversely convex.

A sesamoid bone may be found in the superior peroneal retinaculum, articulating with the lateral malleolus.

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Anatomical classification

Systems:
Skeletal system

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Italian translation of «Tibia and Fibula — Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus I: Muscular System» by Ronald A. Bergman, Adel K. Afifi, Ryosuke Miyauchi. Source: https://www.anatomyatlases.org/AnatomicVariants/SkeletalSystem/Text/TibiaFibula.shtml Original work distributed under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.it). Translation by Redazione AIVA. Changes from the original: Traduzione italiana del testo originale inglese, che resta consultabile nella versione inglese di questa pagina. Il contenuto è stato riorganizzato nel formato scheda del portale (sintesi, testo, riferimenti) senza modificarne le affermazioni. Le figure non sono state copiate: sono collegate alla pagina d’origine. This publication is not approved or endorsed by the authors of the original work.

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