fibulas
- plural of fibula.
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Photograph: Michael Buholzer/Reuters History of a champion athlete turned murderer 1986 Oscar Pistorius is born in Sandton, South Africa, with no fibulas.
From The Guardian • Jun. 12, 2016
Mr. Pistorius was born without fibulas and had his lower legs amputated when he was 11 months old.
From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2014
Pistorius was born without fibulas, one of the two long bones in the lower leg.
From Scientific American • Jul. 24, 2012
Pistorius, born without fibulas and who had his lower legs amputated when a baby, uses carbon fiber prosthetic running blades and is hoping to qualify for the 400 meters at the Games.
From Reuters • Jun. 27, 2012
There was a woman living in Bavaria, under the observation of Buhl, who had congenital absence of both femurs and both fibulas.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
