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It seems to me that your excuse that the Israeli Army are Tibia and Fibula shooters sounds like nonsense.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Turns out Adam had broken his Fibula and injured his ankle.
What happens if you break your leg at Disney’s Blizzard Beach | The Disney Blog 2008
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The brainium contains the brain, the borax contains the heart and lungs, and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels A, E, I, O, and U. Q: What is the Fibula?
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Fibula; (3) Incomplete fracture of Fibula in upper third.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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Radiogram of Fracture of Head of Tibia and upper Third 163 of Fibula
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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The _Fibula_, the small bone of the leg, is situated on the outer side of the tibia, and is firmly bound to it at each extremity.
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ray Vaughn Pierce 1877
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Both the Tibia and Fibula may be broken contemporaneously.
An Epitome of Practical Surgery, for Field and Hospital. 1863
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A line drawn from the inner side of the head of the Fibula to midway between the two malleoli, will be parallel with the course of this artery.
An Epitome of Practical Surgery, for Field and Hospital. 1863
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The Fibula may also be dislocated both at its upper and lower end, but these accidents are of such rare occurrence, and so readily distinguished as to preclude the necessity for a more detailed account of them.
An Epitome of Practical Surgery, for Field and Hospital. 1863
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The Fourth Part just issued contains coloured plates, the full size of the respective objects, of a _Fibula from a Cemetery_ at Fairford, Gloucester; and of _Fibulæ, Tweezers, &c.
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