Menarche marks a major turning point in female development and usually signals that only limited height gain remains.

The knee is a meeting place for four bones — the femur (thigh bone), tibia (shinbone), fibula (calf bone), and patella (kneecap). It requires several ligaments to keep these bones in place and ...

FRACTURES of the tibial spines, like all the less common fractures, receive so little attention in medical literature that even the specialists lose contact with the trends of treatment. It seems ...

The use of limb lengthening for apparent leg length inequality can be considered. If a patient has significant foot or pelvic asymmetry, limb equalization techniques may be used to produce a level ...

Tito Rabat suffered serious leg injuries during FP4 at the British MotoGP on Saturday. The Reale Avintia team has confirmed that Tito Rabat broke his right femur, tibia and fibula when he was hit by ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHOENIX — Use of a solid, stainless steel intramedullary nail allowed surgeons in developing countries who have ...

Injury to any of the muscles, bones, or ligaments of the knee can cause severe pain Not all knee complaints require orthopedic referral. This review of basic testing and exam techniques will help you ...

Among the many things that can go wrong with our bodies, knee injuries are among the most common and potentially debilitating. Anyone who walks, jogs, rides a bike, gardens, does construction work or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This case involves a 64-year-old diabetic woman who had a left total knee placed in 2001 by an outside surgeon.

Q: A friend of mine fell skiing and you had to surgically fix their tibial plateau fracture. What sort of fracture is this and are these common injuries? I see tibial plateau fractures fairly ...