| shaft of tibia | The triangular body of tibia between its expanded proximal and distal ends. Synonym: corpus tibiae, body of tibia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| shaft of ulna | The shaft of the ulna between the proximal extremity and the head. Synonym: body of ulna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neck-shaft angle | <orthopaedics> The angle formed by the meeting of a line drawn through the shaft of the femur with one passing through the long axis of the femoral neck; normally it is about 127 |