Tibia and Fibula: What Are They? Anatomy, Function, Ossification and Fractures

and fibula are the two long and even bones of the human body, which make up the skeleton of the leg.

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Bordering the femur, proximally, and the bones of the foot, distally, the tibia and fibula are anatomically and physiologically important for their contribution to the knee and ankle joints.
Like all bones in the human body, the tibia and fibula can also suffer fractures.

including the thigh, above, and the foot, below (assuming, of course, to observe the human body in an upright position).

, tibia and fibula border on the knee, above, and with the ankle, below.