Isolated Fibular Fractures (Subscribe)  

Isolated fractures of the fibular shaft are uncommon and are usually the result of a direct blow. More commonly, fibular shaft fractures occur in association with fractures of the tibia or ankle injury.

Fractures of the proximal fibula rarely occur in isolation and their significance lies more with this fracture's association with injuries to the ligamentous and neurovascular structures than with the boney injury.