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the bone that turns a stubbed corner into a religious experience.
means The tibia is the larger, weight-bearing of the two bones in your lower leg — the shinbone, running from knee to ankle.
from Straight from Latin, where tibia meant 'shinbone' — but also, charmingly, 'flute' or 'pipe.' The Romans carved their flutes from animal shin bones, so one word served both the leg and the instrument. Every time you bash your shin, you're striking an ancient woodwind.
- name origin
- Latin for flute; ancient ones were made from it
- strength
- can withstand forces over 1,000 pounds
- weak spot
- thin front edge sits right under skin
- longest
- second longest bone in the body
- shin splints
- named for the pain that haunts runners
for instance
tibia plateau fracture surgery — common orthopedic injury requiring surgical reconstruction of the knee joint's upper tibia