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The tibia (/ ˈ t ɪ b i ə /; pl.: tibiae / ˈ t ɪ b i i / or tibias), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects the knee with the ankle.
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The traditional English pronunciation of Latin, and Classical Greek words borrowed through Latin, is the way the Latin language was traditionally pronounced by speakers of English until the early 20th century.
The tibia is a bone in the leg of humans and other vertebrates. Tibia may also refer to: Tibia, a genus of sea snails; Tibia (instrument) or aulos, an ancient Greek and Roman wind instrument; Tibia (organ pipe), a sort of organ pipe that is most characteristic of a theatre organ; Tibia, a 1997 MMORPG
CPT is characterized by persistent nonunion because of fractures of the tibia and the presence of fibrous tissue between parts of the fractured bone. The persistent nonunion eventually leads to the formation of a false joint, otherwise known as pseudarthrosis. This pseudarthrosis is a non-healing bone lesion, resulting in reduction of mobility ...
The tuberosity of the tibia gives attachment to the patellar ligament, which attaches to the patella from where the suprapatellar ligament forms the distal tendon of the quadriceps femoris muscles. The quadriceps muscles consist of the rectus femoris , vastus lateralis , vastus medialis , and vastus intermedius .
The soleal line, also known as the popliteal line (in older texts), is a prominent ridge on the posterior surface of the tibia.It is the site of many muscle origins and insertions, such as those of popliteus muscle, soleus muscle, flexor digitorum longus muscle, and tibialis posterior muscle.
Tibia is a multiplayer online role-playing game released in 1997, [1] developed and published by CipSoft. It is one of the earliest and longest-running MMORPGs, reaching its peak popularity in 2007. It is one of the earliest and longest-running MMORPGs, reaching its peak popularity in 2007.