A doctor left a gap in a woman’s femur bone while performing a surgery to correct a hip replacement he had performed on her earlier, a Maine lawsuit says. The empty space couldn’t heal on its own and ...

Natural materials like bone, bird feathers and wood have an intelligent approach to physical stress distribution, despite their irregular architectures. However, the relationship between stress ...

Mechanical engineers designed a 3D-printed femur that could help doctors prepare for surgeries to repair bones and develop treatments for bone tumors. The study, which focused on the middle section of ...

Cartilage coats the outside surface of your bones to allow the bones to glide smoothly at the point where they meet (the joint). It also provides cushioning to absorb shock and avoid joint injuries ...

Hip impingement is a condition where the ball and socket of the hip joint do not fit together as they should. In serious cases, surgery can repair the joint and resolve symptoms. The medical term for ...

Your femur connects many important muscles, tendons, and ligaments in your hips and knees to the other parts of your body, including parts of the circulatory system. More than that, it helps you carry ...

A hip labral tear occurs when a piece of cartilage that surrounds the hip joint tears. This causes pain and instability in the hip joint. Certain people may be more likely to develop a hip labral tear ...