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Tibia

The tibia, or shinbone, is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the lower leg, situated between the knee and the ankle. It bears most of the body's weight during standing and movement and forms key parts of both the knee and ankle joints, making it essential to support, stability, and locomotion. Its size and…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 93× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2832-4048

Overview

The tibia, or shinbone, is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the lower leg, situated between the knee and the ankle. It bears most of the body's weight during standing and movement and forms key parts of both the knee and ankle joints, making it essential to support, stability, and locomotion. Its size and weight-bearing role also mean that tibial fractures and developmental deformities are clinically significant, with consequences that can include problems with healing, infection, and function if not properly managed. Research collected on this page reflects both the anatomy of the tibia and its clinical management. Work includes an anatomical study of the tibia in a North Indian population, a case of severe infantile Blount's disease, an investigation into managing open tibial fracture with negative pressure wound therapy, and studies of related structures such as the posterior tibial nerve and the bones and soft tissues of the lower limb and foot. Together these contributions span normal anatomy, deformity, and injury of the lower leg. As a major weight-bearing bone, the tibia falls within the scope of skeletal and musculoskeletal research. The page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to the tibia and lower-limb skeletal health.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2017

Canine Periosteal Osteosarcoma

Gabriela Noronha de ToledoCorresponding author
Exact topic Journal of Veterinary Healthcare Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2575-1212.jvhc-17-1574

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 93 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Tibia, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Journal of Skeletal Muscle (ISSN 2832-4048).

Journal editorial board
Duo Zhang · United States Clara Sciorati · Italy Felipe Padilha · Brazil

This page summarises published research for orientation; it is not medical or professional advice.