There are three main bones in the leg. The femur is the long bone in your thigh that connects your hip to your knee; it’s also your body's longest and strongest bone. There are two bones in your ...

Explore 10 facts about fractures, from how bones naturally heal to breakthrough treatments. Learn essential recovery ...

NASA’s study on mice in space reveals how microgravity weakens bones, highlighting risks for astronauts and solutions for ...

The rooster, which fell from a tree, suffered injuries on its thigh. C. Meril Raj, Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, who performed the surgery along with surgeon Guruswamy termed it as a pneumatic bone ...

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 ...

Bursae (plural of bursa) cushion bones and other tissues. Trochanteric bursitis affects the pointed upper, outside edge of ...

Grade 2 heterotopic ossification happens when the bone fragments spread to other parts of your pelvis and femur (thigh bone). The bone growths will be at least 1 centimeter apart from each other.

A team of biomedical engineers at the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science working with a team of bio-scientist colleagues from NASA Ames Research Center, both in the U.S., has found that test mice ...