Medically reviewed by Theresa Marko, PT There are three main bones in the leg. The femur is the long bone in your thigh that ...

With this procedure, some pain is to be expected. During the operation, the leg bones are broken in two and a metal rod is fitted inside. The metal rods are gradually extended to increase their ...

And resting generally doesn't help with the pain. You may also have swelling and stiffness in the joint closest to the tumor and bone deformities, such as one leg that's shorter than the other or ...

A woman felt aches and pains in foot, and then needed both her legs amputated. Samantha Wyles from Coalville, North West Leicestershire, lost both her legs after she contracted a condition which ...

Leg pain can be either injury related or overuse ... Stress fractures cause pain actually within the involved bone, usually the tibia. At first, the pain is worst during activity and may be ...

Jarem Frye is missing most of his left leg. When he was 14, Frye was diagnosed with bone cancer. The next year, doctors amputated his leg above the knee. One day while skiing (with one ski ...

For many children, leg pain that strikes at night is a regular ... which is essential for bone strength. This could be another reason why their legs hurt. Growing pains usually happen in the ...

With many of the year-end gatherings to come, yet another reason is added why heavy drinking should be avoided: it might cause hip-leg joint decay.

But as she walks under the scorching sun, bare-foot Pauline Atabo moves slowly, each little step her moment of defiance against the pain that seers her bones. Her two children whose legs are ...