As the more prominent bone in your lower leg, your tibia is the weight-bearing bone. It’s the stronger of your lower leg bones, supporting the weight of your body as you move and stand.

It helps keep your lower leg stable and gives your calf structure. Your fibula supports tendons, nerves, muscles, and ligaments. The bone mainly supports your tibia (shin bone).

Bone cancer in the leg, while relatively uncommon, presents with specific warning signs that warrant immediate medical ...

Symptoms of shin splints include pain and tenderness along the inside border of your shin bone, and some people may experience swelling or edema in this area or in the Anterior Tib muscle, says Dr ...

For shin pain that’s concentrated in the muscles and not yet the bones, follow the same advice as with shin splints: Scale back your running until the pain improves and incorporate targeted strength ...

If you've started running for the first time, started again after a break, or your workout is more intense, you might have ...

The 22-year-old is returning to Munich to undergo surgery and it is anticipated he will be unavailable until November at the ...

“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 Fitzgerald, D.P.T ...

To prevent shin splints, avoid sudden spikes in training volume, repeated impact on hard surfaces, and improper fitting shoes ...

The bones were stabilized "by inserting a rod into the tibia," he added. Woods also suffered injuries to the bones in his right foot and ankle, which were stabilized using screws and pins, and to ...

Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates on Friday said the bone found on Dec. 12 is a human left tibia, which is the lower leg bone. The skull found in August by the dog was determined to ...

Dog finds human leg bone in Birmingham after dragging ... Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates on Friday said the bone found on Dec. 12 is a human left tibia, which is the lower leg bone.