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Leg fractures

Illustration of broken leg showing types of leg fractures

Many types of fractures can occur in the three long bones in your leg — the thighbone (femur), the shinbone (tibia) and the fibula. These fractures include an open fracture, closed fracture, incomplete fracture, complete fracture, displaced fracture and comminuted fracture.
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