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 ...

Dr Vikas Padha As the life expectancy of human beings has increased in modern times , the population of the elderly is ...

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 ...

Traditional bone-patellar tendon-bone and ... of QT autograft in both primary and revision knee ligament reconstruction.8 9 The purpose of this review is to provide (1) a brief overview of relevant ...

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 ...

Explores the anatomy and functions of human joints, categorizing them into three main types: fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial. It details the characteristics and subtypes of each joint type, ...