Bone
Tibia
Shin bone — weight-bearing leg bone
High-yield
Sole weight-bearing bone of the leg; its subcutaneous anteromedial surface makes fractures often open. Medial malleolus at the ankle.
Overview
The larger, medial, weight-bearing bone of the leg, articulating with the femur at the knee and forming the medial malleolus at the ankle.
Reference facts
- Bone type
Long
- Key landmarks
Medial and lateral condyles; Intercondylar eminence; Tibial tuberosity; Soleal line; Medial malleolus; Anterior border (shin)
- Articulations
Femur (knee joint); Fibula (tibiofibular joints); Talus (ankle joint)