The fibula is the longest, thinnest calf bone in your lower leg. Of your two lower leg bones, your fibula is closest to the outside of your body. When you break this bone, it's called a fibular ...

Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny underwent successful surgery on Tuesday to repair the season-ending ankle injury he suffered in Sunday's game at New Orleans. Team Physicians Ed Khalfayan and Nick ...

Having osteochondritis dissecans in the ankle is a painful condition that can lead to arthritis if left untreated. Some cases can be treated with splinting and rest, but surgery may also be necessary.

Running back Isiah Pacheco will undergo surgery this week on his fractured right fibula, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Pacheco is expected to miss 6-8 weeks, but the timeframe will become clearer ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota, who will have surgery to insert a plate to support his fractured right fibula, will need four to five months to recover and should ...

About halfway through the second quarter of the Georgia Bulldogs’ game against the Vanderbilt Commodores, tight end Brock Bowers was tackled on the sideline. He tried to walk back to the huddle, but ...

In 2017, Bethany Murray, a 33-year-old project manager living in Colorado, went for a midday run that changed her life. “Four miles out, my ankle rolled under me, out of nowhere,” Murray says. “And I ...