1.   A tough band of tissue, it connects the shin bone, or tibia, to the thigh bone, or femur, at the center of the knee.

2.   He almost made it over, but the bull pinned his leg against the rail and raked him over to a post, shattering his shin bone.

3.   Kicks are usually aimed at the lower body and delivered by the shin bone via a twist at the hips.

4.   Lovett, who suffered a pulverized shin bone in the Wednesday incident and underwent surgery, got out of bed for the first time Friday.

5.   The meniscus is fibrous cartilage that acts as a shock absorber, protecting the knee from normal wear and cushioning the space between the thigh bone and shin bone.

6.   As he crumpled to the ground, his right kneecap was pushed up, leaving a gaping cavity between the knee and his right shin bone.

7.   Barthez had a bruised foot while Thuram had a painful shin bone, French team spokesman Philippe Tournon said.

8.   He also had a small fracture of the left shin bone but that was considered a minor injury, needing no more than a month to heal.

9.   He hurt his shin bone in Monday training.

10.   Initial reports said Borghi had broken her shin bone.