A study of human diaphyseal nutrient foramina in fibula

The foraminal index for the fibula, was 44.12%. All the nutrient foramina were on the posterior surface in fibulae, out of which 51.8% were found on the surface posterior to medial crest in the fibulae. In 21 out of the 251 fibula bones the nutrient foramina were found directed upwards. The fibula had only 3.18% dominant foramina.