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  • The line situation was even more complicated after Rob Turner, who was filling in for Mangold at center, was carted off the field with a lower-leg injury late in the second quarter.

    Sanchez Sharp But Sacked Twice; Jets Fall Chris Herring 2011

  • Then Mangold's replacement, backup lineman Rob Turner, was carted off with a lower-leg injury after the second sack, leaving the line further depleted.

    Line Play Draws Ryan's Ire Chris Herring 2011

  • She revealed this summer on her Web site GOOP that she had a few years earlier suffered a lower-leg fracture; tests showed she was extremely low on Vitamin D, a nutrient we all especially women need to keep our bones healthy but that most Americans get too little of.

    Gwyneth dances great on 'Glee,' despite osteopenia Jennifer LaRue Huget 2010

  • The philosophy is that shoes reduce the dependency body's natural lower-leg and foot muscles and cause them to atrophy.

    Ditch Your Shoes For Better Runs | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • The vast majority of such injuries, ~80% affect the lower-leg, with nearly 40% occurring at the knee.

    FitBits - Fitness News You Can Use William Harryman 2009

  • Researchers recently reviewed the literature over a 28 year span from 1980 to 2008 and concluded that two mechanisms appear to underlie all lower-leg injuries.

    FitBits - Fitness News You Can Use William Harryman 2009

  • Such bindings, usually mounted on very short skis, increase the risk of lower-leg injuries eightfold.

    Ski Injuries Go Downhill, Better Equipment Helps 2008

  • The risk of lower-leg injury can be reduced by an annual visit to a well-equipped ski shop that employs properly trained technicians.

    Ski Injuries Go Downhill, Better Equipment Helps 2008

  • Michigan's Chad Henne sailed an ill-advised pass into double coverage that was intercepted with the ease of a punt return and a lower-leg injury knocked him out of the game for the second half and will probably keep him sidelined against Notre Dame.

    USATODAY.com - College Football - Oregon vs. Michigan 2006

  • He has bad circulation in his lower-leg, and it has been so neglegted that it is now infected and is ridden with open-sores that stink to high heaven.

    chubbychic Diary Entry chubbychic 2005

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