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EPISODE · Sep 6, 2023 · 3 MIN

Can I still run after I heal a fibular stress fracture?

from Doc On The Run Podcast · host Dr. Christopher Segler

Today's episode comes from a question from one of the Doc On The Run YouTube channel viewers about fibular stress fractures.  There are only tow bones between your knee and your foot: The Tibia (or shin bone) and the fibula bone, which is much smaller.  The fibula bone supports very little of your weight when you run. Your knee is at the top of the tibia bone, and the other end of the tibia sits on top of the talus bone at the top of your foot.  The tibia is the bone that really takes the pressure from your knee and redistributes it to your foot. The fibula bone is a stabilizing bone on the outside of your leg, it is not a weight bearing bone and it really does not support your weight or hold a lot of vertical force.  Understanding the leg bone anatomy can help you understand the stresses that may cause a stress fracture in either one of the leg bones.   Can I still run after I heal of fibular stress fracture?  Well, that's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.

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