The tibia (), shinbone , or shankbone is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula ), and connects the knee with the ankle bones. The tibia is named for the Greek aulos flute, also known as a tibia. It is commonly recognized as the strongest weight bearing bone of the body.
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I am experiencing a severe pain on my right side where my back and buttock meets. It is a very dull ache that sometimes resonates down into my XXXXXXX and ankle and feels like a very severe XXXXXXX splint. Sometimes the pain is so bad I feel like...
How soon after surgical repair of a closed Tibia/ fibular fracture (IM nail) is is safe to fly? Short flight roughly 45 minutes.
25 days ago while breaking firewood by stomping on it, a limb hit my lower right Tibia with pretty good force on the upper inside portion of my leg, about 2 inches below my knee. A large bump developed over the next 24 hours, but with minimal pain...
My father, age 67, developed substantial swelling and blotchy redness in both legs (ankle to knee) yesterday afternoon after standing for most of the day. Although he won't tell me, I believe it was moderately...
I'm a 55 year old male and am in great shape. I routinely exercise and weight train. I didn't fall, twist, or injure my knee in any fashion. When I walk it hurts my tibia from the inside and front of my knee to about four or five inches down...
i torn my MCL and meniscus 2 yrs ago playing soccer. (MRI confirmed). Was in a leg brace for 4 weeks. Seen a surgeon and he was not prepaired to operate as the meniscus repair was boarderline in terms of requiring surgery. I continue to play...
Good evening. I have a lateral plateau tibia fracture of the left knee with a tear in the meniscus. I have been in a brace since the 11th Of Oct. I have blisters now under the brace and my doctor says that I don't...
Hi, My wife had tkr in july 2012. Everything was fine for about 6 weeks. Then , while walking down a couple of steps, she felt herself falling and twisted to avoid landing on the knee that was operated on.
She had...
Sometimes, when I urinenate I notice little red grainy dots, also leg in pain most of the time left leg, sometimes it feels like the nerves other times feels like the thighbone & tibia and fibula and both feet ?
MRI showed severe tear to medial retinaculum and MCL 5 weeks ago after twisting valgus impact. Knee is still slightly unstable and seems to have caused my tibia to twist inward. Feels like it shifts in as I walk. ...
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User : I think I injury my shin
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User : i have a fracture in my left tibia
User : and have been instructed rest for past two months
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User : when woudl i be able to get back to notrmal life?
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User : I have a hard bump under my skin that is slightly red...my top of that same foot is swollen on top. It gets a little better with rest. Hurts with shoes on. It started about 5 days ago....I was also in a car accident about two weeks ago...
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User : i had recently been playing football...like not tackle or anything and when i was running i started to have this shooting and really horrible pain in my leg right below my...
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User : i had a right leg tibia bone fracture on 22nd feb 08. it still pains and i can not run. what care should i take?
Doctor : Whats is your age now and since then how long a rest did you take ?
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I am a 52 year old women who has been running and doing squats. About 10 days ago I was sitting in my car pressing my foot on the brake for awhile and when I went to get out of the car my right shin just below my knee and down to my ankle and the area just to the left of it along the saphneous nerve went numb. I had no weakness and my foot and...
hi, my name is Paige and im 17yrs old and i just started my second year of track. ive never ran for track before so i just starts about a week or two ago. my shins have been kinda hurting and now when i run my fingers up my shin bone it feels wavy and in about 3 different spots there is a bigger bump then the rest on my left leg and it just...
I had punctured my leg near the shin bone n a piece of tile had to be removed...the sutures have been removed n there s a small opening ... All the way around it it is a hard lump.. I keep it compression wrapped while on my feet but wen u remove it it is a slightly blue color.. Dr suggested Epsom soaks.. Is this lump going to go a way? WAT is...
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I am an athlete and I recently hurt my left arm . I will be in a splint for 6 weeks but do not want to lose any muscle . Is there anything I can do or eat to preserve the muscles in my arm?
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Hi Sir, My friend met with an accident 2 years back.He got his shin bone fractured .Even after 2 years of accident ,he suffers from acute pain at the point where the bone got fractured.He has slight swelling also.Could you tell me about the possible reasons? Daljeet.
Painfull lump about 12 inch above my heal, seems to be attached to my Fibula, and also seems to be affecting my nerve. This is a lateral lump about 1 1/2 x 1/2 , and does not slide around. When I push on it, or knock it, it shoots pain....I have had this for 1 year more....seems to be getting worse Exercise help make it loosen up. Any ideas?...
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I had 2 small bite like sores next to my shin ..after several days of my leg began itching along the shin bone area. I developed a rash like area and more sores that looked like ant bites with puss..after using a corticosteroid the swelling subsided but the sores still popped up...i used an anti fungil with the seroid and it seemed to help. it...
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My two year old left thumb got caught in the door at our church today. The nail bed is completely blue and the end of the thumb is swollen and very red. Took her to an urgent care clinic, physician stated it was fractured under te nail plate. The joint was intact and she does have mobility in the thumb. Splint was appled which lasted less than...
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I am having severe pain in my lower right leg down the shin bone area and radiating towards the calf. I generally work sitting but the other day was on my feet for nearly six solid hours. Heat helps some, ice makes it worse. I m thinking maybe I should try some support hose. I do have a small patch of vericose vein in that area.
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Ten days backfell during a football play and my left knee had pain due to sprain and inflammationAn X ray report showed no any fractureJust yesterday Scanning of the left knee done and revealed following reportsMR STUDY REVEALS POSTERIOR TRAUMATIC MODERATE SYNOVIAL EFFUSION WITH BONE CONTUSIONS IN UPPER THIRD OF THE TIBIA AND LATERAL FEMORAL...
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