In medical terms, the fabella - which means little bean - is a sesamoid bone, meaning it grows in the tendon of a muscle, just like the kneecap or patella. Dr Michael Berthaume and colleagues at ...

In the lead up to this year's Breeders' and Melbourne Cups, PET and CT units have been at the crux of dashed dreams, with ...

Rodeo Drive Deo, coming off a third-place finish in her Breeders Crown, rallied off cover to a 1:50 3/5 victory in the $165,000 Kindergarten Series final for 2-year-old filly pacers on Saturday ...

Leonardo Da Vinci famously said, “The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art.” He was amazed that such a seemingly small part of the human body could carry it for an ...

She is no stranger to foot problems and has dealt with plantar fasciitis, pain related to her high arches, as well as sesamoiditis (inflammation of the sesamoid bones in the ball of the foot ...

Mahrajaan withdrawn from Race Images South. The New Zealand contingent for Tuesday’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) has been ...

Turf toe is used to describe an injury occurring at the plantar aspect of the metatarsophalangeal-sesamoid complex of the hallux.1 Typically seen in athletes, it occurs due to hyperdorsiflexion and ...

Kiwi Melbourne Cup contender Mahrajaan has been withdrawn from the Melbourne Cup after failing a scan. Racing Victoria stewards announced the decision on Derby Day, just hours before the Melbourne Cup ...

The patella is the largest sesamoid bone in the body and articulates with the trochlear groove of the femur. It usually possesses a median ridge that divides the proximal patella into medial and ...

Unfortunately, a sesamoid bone fracture in the left foot allowed him to play only seven games that season. Powell recovered smoothly from the injury and has consistently played well for Ty Lue's ...

“The suggested approach may enable the selection of horses that are most at risk of developing suspensory branch injury ...