With severe knee trauma, such as motor vehicle accidents and impact traumas, bone breakage (fracture) of any of the three bones of the knee can occur. Bone fractures within the knee joint can be ...
What is a broken bone? A broken bone and a fracture are the same thing. The bone could be cracked, snapped, crushed or broken into a few pieces. No matter how the bone is broken, the first aid steps ...
A tiny knee bone often found in people with a common type of arthritis may have helped humans evolve from walking on all fours to standing upright, scientists believe. Not much is known about the ...
To find treatment for knee pain, researchers are using an innovative artificial protein to regenerate the meniscus, a soft half-moon-shaped cartilage that cushions the shin and thigh bones.
Dr Michael Berthaume from King’s College London explains the mystery of the tiny knee bone that only about a third of us have. The groans of pain as we get up from the sofa or the sound of ...
The evolution of bones in primates' knees could have implications for how humans evolved to walk upright, a new study has found. They found that while most primates have these bones, they are ...