Human leg

The human leg, in the general sense, is the entire lower extremity or limb of the human body, including the foot, thigh and even the hip or gluteal region; however, the definition in human anatomy refers only to the section of the lower limb extending from the knee to the ankle (called crus in Latin; the posterior of the crus is the sura).

Legs are used for standing, walking, jumping, running, kicking, and dancing and similar activities, and constitute a significant portion of a person's mass. Female legs generally have greater hip anteversion and tibiofemoral angles, but shorter femur and tibial lengths than those in males.

Structure

In human anatomical terms, the leg is the part of the lower extremity that lies between the knee and the ankle, the thigh is between the hip and knee and the term "lower extremity" is used to describe the colloquial leg. This article generally follows the common usage.

The leg from the knee to the ankle is called the cnemis /ˈnmɪs/ or crus. The calf is the back portion and the shin is the front. The tibia and fibula are the two bones of the crus.

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Paige Bueckers injury history: Revisiting UConn star's ACL tear and recovery to NCAA stardom

Sportingnews 29 Mar 2025
Paige Bueckers has returned to being the biggest star in women's college basketball ... Between the 2021-22 and 2022-23 campaigns, she played in just 17 games ... It was later revealed she suffered a tibial plateau fracture and a lateral meniscus tear ... MORE ... .
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What UConn's Paige Bueckers texted USC's JuJu Watkins after season-ending knee injury

Usatoday 28 Mar 2025
Paige Bueckers on JuJu Watkins after season ending injury ... She was limited to 17 games her sophomore year due to a tibial plateau fracture and meniscus tear and was forced to miss her entire junior season after tearing her ACL during a pickup game.
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British holidaymaker, 83, died after 'very drunken' stranger fell on top of her while she ...

The Daily Mail 27 Mar 2025
An 83-year-old British holidaymaker died after a 'very drunken' stranger fell on top of her while she was on a break in Spain ... They listed an intraoperative complication with a right tibial plateau fracture as a secondary factor ... Spain. .
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Moore says he plans to be available for Arizona game

Lawrence Journal World 13 Mar 2025
The fracture site — near his posterior tibial tendon — isn’t healed, and it’s still swollen ... He fractured his ankle in the offseason and did not debut for KU until Nov.
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