Determining stature is a matter of applying a mathematical equation called a “regression equation” to the measurement of the femur, or thigh bone, which is the longest bone in the body. This data is ...

The University of Southern California has been approved for $10.8 million in research funding by the Patient-Centered ...

The hip joint, lined with cartilage, connects the pelvic bone to the top of the femur (thigh bone). Groups of muscles and ...

A local surgery center in Missoula is utilizing robotic assisted technology in the operating room.“It’s not going to cut ...

Lucy's pelvic, hip, and leg bones offered more proof. As in a human, Lucy's thighbones (femurs) angle in from the hip toward the knee. Her shinbones (tibiae) then descend straight to the ground ...

The acetabular labrum is a ring of protective cartilage. It lines the rim of your hip socket (acetabulum). Your acetabular labrum holds your thigh bone securely in the joint, which allows flexibility ...

The knee is composed of two joints: the tibiofemoral joint, between the femur (thigh bone) and tibia (shin bone), and the patellofemoral joint, between the femur and patella (knee cap).