Tags: Anatomical Structure, Bone.

The upper extremity or head of the fibula is of an irregular quadrate form presenting above a flattened articular surface directed upward forward and medialward for articulation with a corresponding surface on the lateral condyle of the tibia. On the lateral side is a thick and rough prominence continued behind into a pointed eminence the apex (styloid process) which projects upward from the posterior part of the head.

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