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tibia: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: IOPscience - IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering - Tibia and Fibula Stress Strain Research. Oct 02, 2026
Add new Web site: BMC - Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research - Epidemiological characterization of tibial plateau fractures. Mar 08, 2025
Add new Web site: Mustansiriyah University - Bones of the Leg - The Tibia. Sep 18, 2024
Add new Web site: Medscape - Tibia Reconstruction. Jul 25, 2024
Add new Web site: Scientific Reports - Anatomical Variation of the Tibia Β– a Principal Component Analysis. Mar 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Johns Hopkins Medicine - Tibia and Fibula Fractures. Jan 11, 2024
Add new Web site: Johns Hopkins Medicine - Tibia and Fibula Fractures. Jan 11, 2024
Media added. Dec 04, 2023
Add new Web site: Teach Me Anatomy - The Tibia. Nov 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - Tibia and Fibula (The Leg). Oct 06, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMD - Tibia: What to Know. Jul 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - The Anatomy of the Tibia. Jun 15, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Anatomy, Bony Pelvis and Lower Limb: Tibia. Apr 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Tibia. Feb 25, 2023
Corrected display issue. Feb 04, 2020
Add new Web site: InnerBody - Tibia. May 12, 2014
Article revised and updated. Oct 16, 2007
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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