The fabella, a small bone in a tendon behind the knee, was lost over the course of early human evolution, but these days it’s becoming more common, according to a study published this week (April 17) ...

To get a picture of how Lucy's species, Australopithecus afarensis, moved, scientists compare fossils to the bones of modern ... 1973 -- were the parts of a knee joint. Like a human knee, it ...

ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries are a big problem, especially for athletes who jump, pivot, and change direction ...

Explores the anatomy ... each joint type, including examples such as the hinge joint of the elbow, the ball-and-socket joint of the shoulder and hip, and the complex structure of the knee.

Your knee is a complex piece of equipment: Bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, and muscles meet at or help to form the knee, and any of these could be involved in knee pain. "There are a number ...

Articulating bones are femur and tibia (the patella is not classed as part of the joint, nor is the fibula). Allows bending (flexion) and straightening (extension). Muscles which move the knee are ...

Primary total hip and total knee replacements are among the most common and successful orthopedic procedures worldwide. These surgeries replace damaged or arthritic joints with prosthetic implants, ...

A joint is held together by ligaments which give the joints their stability. Cartilage is found at the ends of bones and where joints meet. Tendons attach muscles to the skeleton. Synovial joints ...

Objective To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of knee kinematics and joint moments during walking after ACLR. Methods We searched seven electronic databases and reference lists of ...

Background: Bone contusions are often identified at magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the acutely injured knee. Contusions of both surfaces of the joint are known as kissing contusions. Objective: ...