The treatment of fractures . top of the tibia ; a little of the shaft of the fibula belowthe head and the attachment of the biceps tendon ; the lowerthird of the fibula which is subcutaneous. The tubercle of thetibia is distinctly felt on the anterior surface of the upper end of / i^Sv Fig. 478.—Fracture of the tibia ; unionwith displacement forward and outward(Warren Museum, specimen 1140). Fig. 479.—Fracture of the tibia lowdown; marked outward bowing; union(Warren Museum, specimen 1146). the tibia. It is one inch from the articular surface, and marksthe lowest limit of the upper epiphysis o
The treatment of fractures . top of the tibia ; a little of the shaft of the fibula belowthe head and the attachment of the biceps tendon ; the lowerthird of the fibula which is subcutaneous. The tubercle of thetibia is distinctly felt on the anterior surface of the upper end of / i^Sv Fig. 478.—Fracture of the tibia ; unionwith displacement forward and outward(Warren Museum, specimen 1140). Fig. 479.—Fracture of the tibia lowdown; marked outward bowing; union(Warren Museum, specimen 1146). the tibia. It is one inch from the articular surface, and marksthe lowest limit of the upper epiphysis of the tibia. Into it isinserted the patellar tendon. The shaft of the tibia archesslightly forward. The shaft of the fibula arches slightly back-ward. The broad inner malleolus is higher than the outer ANATOMY OF THE TIBIA AND FIBULA 343 malleolus, and more to the front of the leg. The outer malle-olus is narrow. The posterior edges of the two malleoli are inabout the same plane. The anterior edge of the external malle-. Fig. 480.—Fracture of the left fibulanear the lower end ; united. View fromouter side (Warren Museum, specimen1150).
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