Recent Examples on the WebThis band of tissue connects the thigh bone to the shinbone and stabilizes the knee. Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 This overuse injury is characterized by inflammation and possible micro tears in the posterior tibialis muscle (the key stabilizing muscle of the lower leg), as well as inflammation in the surrounding tissue and shinbone.Outside Online, 17 June 2019 Tanner suffered a broken shinbone, facial trauma, abrasions and a laceration caused by the fall, and the death was ruled a homicide, authorities said. William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2022 And defensive players and linemen who have had surgery to replace or repair their meniscus, the knee cartilage that cushions the shinbone from the thighbone? Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Apr. 2021 Due to a congenital abnormality, Frech was born with only one finger on his left hand and missing his left knee and shinbone. Emily Burack, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Aug. 2021 Woods is back in his Florida home recovering from multiple surgeries, including procedures to repair two broken bones in his lower right leg with a rod in his shinbone. Stefanie Dazio, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2021 Ligaments connect bones, and the ACL connects the thighbone (femur) to the shinbone (tibia). Colin Hoobler, oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2020 Another acupressure point, which is said to nourish the blood, is found just below the knee on the outer side of the shinbone.NBC News, 14 May 2020 See More
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of shinbone was before the 12th century