What is femoral popliteal bypass surgery and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of the femoral arteries? Femoral popliteal bypass surgery is used to treat a blocked femoral artery. The ...

This year marks the 15th year that Mrs. Simone Smith has been cancer-free from bone cancer. "I had a very invasive surgery done because they found a chondrosarcoma tumor in my tibia bone," explains ...

This content was created by our physicians and experts. The hip joint is where the femoral head (the top of the femur) meets the pelvis. In anatomy, the word "version" refers to the angle or rotation ...

Anteversion refers to an abnormal forward rotation. Also called hip anteversion, femoral anteversion is a forward (inward) rotation in the femur (thighbone), which connects to the pelvis to form the ...

Background: Although the laparoscopic access is becoming the preferable treatment for femoral hernia, there are only few studies on this important subject. Aim: To assess the outcomes of the totally ...

How to cite: Bhardwaj N, Bachhal V, Saikia UN. Chondroblastic osteosarcoma. Autops Case Rep [Internet]. 2023;13:e2023466. https://doi.org/10.4322/acr.2023.466 This ...

LUCE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A Newberry man is facing two counts of first-degree child abuse after medical workers found his five-week-old had a fractured femur and subdural hemorrhaging ...

Taking the osteoporosis drug alendronate (Fosamax) for a decade or more doesn’t appear to increase the risk of rare femur (thighbone) fractures (also known as atypical femoral fractures), according to ...

3 Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark This statement summarises and appraises the evidence on diagnostic tests and clinical information, and non ...