5-790.ck:

Your tibia has been surgically aligned and aids were used to stabilize it.

There are 2 bones in the lower leg, the tibia and the fibula. The tibia is on the inside of the leg. The fibula is on the outside of the leg. Both bones in the lower leg have an upper, middle and lower section. The top end of the tibia is connected to the femur by the knee joint. The top ends of the tibia and fibula are also connected by a joint just below the knee joint.

When the tibia is broken it can be stabilized. It could also be that a growth plate has become detached from your tibia. In children and adolescents the bone’s growth stems from the growth plates. There are growth plates in the long bones in the arms and legs, and the long bones in the hands and feet. There is a growth plate at each end of these bones.

The top end of your tibia was affected. First of all, the fragments of your tibia were surgically put back in their normal place and joined together. The site concerned has been joined together and stabilized within the bone using one or more long pins.

The purpose of the long pins is to stabilize the tibia from within. To achieve this, they are inserted into the space inside the bone. The long nails are inserted through bones and join these bones together. Joints, for example, can be temporarily reinforced like this.