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Originally Posted by GioforPM

I merely use the phrase that medical sites use.

"The fibula is the third longest bone in your body. It isn’t weight-bearing, but it supports muscles, tendons and ligaments."

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/healt...bula-calf-bone

"The fibula is one of the two long bones in the leg, and, in contrast to the tibia, is a non-weight bearing bone in terms of the shaft."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556139/

Your fibula isn't weight-bearing (it doesn't support your body when you stand or move), so some people can walk with a fracture.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/healt...ibula-fracture

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6705357/