Relatively little for most people. It helps with ankle stabilization, but lots of people break their fibula and don’t even notice. If you’re an athlete who does a lot of lateral motion, it’s fairly important.
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Contramuffin@lemmy.world 1 month ago
To someone who is knowledgeable about this: how important is a fibula to the actual strucural integrity of the body?
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 1 month ago
RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 1 month ago
As I understand it, it is primarily used to point the foot.
Zorque@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Thats ridiculous, i do that easily with my finger!
wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
You must be a legend among The Ministry of Silly Walks ☝🏼
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 month ago
Well it’s the attachment point for the muscles that do that and other balance related movements.