Word: malleolus
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...mountain itself, the most common injuries used to be simple fractures of the lateral malleolus, or anklebone, and low-level spiral fractures of the tibia and fibula. But now that higher, more rigid ski boots are in style, doctors are encountering the more serious "boot-top fracture," in which the tibia and fibula are snapped well above the ankle. A simple ankle fracture takes six to eight weeks to knit properly; a simple boot-top break can require as long as 16 weeks...
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