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• SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It’s not an issue, and pretty easily as it’s not a major weight bearing structure. It mostly functions as an attachment point for various muscles and as A part of the articulation of the ankle joint. Part of it is commonly harvested for use as a bone graft.

  The most commonly harvested area, approximately the center third, starts right at the top of where the missing section begins, so I suspect this post is pure bullshit.

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• Murse@slrpnk.net ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  To be clear, othopedics is not my area of expertise, so grain of salt, but to my understanding, it’s basically the radius bone, but of the leg. Aim your toes forward in the normal anatomical position; now rotate your entire foot to the left or right. That’s your fibula working. Without it, very limited rotation; but otherwise you can still walk and function mostly normally, just a bit impaired.

  I have no idea how ‘chunk missing in the middle’ plays into that. Guessing you’d still have some rotation, but without a secure anchor point, it wouldn’t be great.

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  • TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Aim your toes forward in the normal anatomical position; now rotate your entire foot to the left or right. That’s your fibula working. Without it, very limited rotation; but otherwise you can still walk and function mostly normally, just a bit impaired

    Eh… I do specialize in orthopedics and rehabilitation. You can still do all these things without a fully functional fibula, just to a reduced degree. The fibula only contributes to a few degrees of range of motion in the lower limb, we are talking about millimeters. It can be noticeable given enough time or a high enough level of vigorous activity. Most people would live a fairly active lifestyle without noticing this kind of damage to the fibula.

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    • Murse@slrpnk.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      we are talking about millimeters

      No shit? I would have guessed at least like 15 degrees of rotation. I think I took the radius comparison a bit too literal.

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      • TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        The radius moves a lot more than the fibula, which makes sense considering the need for moderate rigidity for weight bearing. The fibula only moves around a degree in internal and external rotation and less than a degree in the sagital tilting.

        If you think about the rom in the ankle compared to the wrist it makes a bit more sense.

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    • drosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      So you won’t notice it unless you’re a ballerina or something?

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• myyass@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Muscle contractions and spasms will be indistinguishable between pain or pleasure. Just kidding, it will hellish if you get dehydrated and get muscle spasms. You don’t need it. Source, got a rod myself.

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