Background To define the sites where the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) is more easily visualized and to describe the anatomical variations of the LFCN. Methods A total of 240 LFCNs in 120 ...

The hypothesis used in developing the stress and strain in the shaft is that all points on a cross-section of the shaft experience the same angle of twist. The angle of twist for a section of length L ...

Severely comminuted distal femur fractures require anatomic internal fixation for best results, but obtaining rigid fixation of the multiple fragments may be challenging or impossible using ...

There are many different types of angles, but possibly the most easily recognisable is the right angle. A right angle is exactly ¼ of a full 360 degree turn. When two straight lines intersect ...

The patella is the largest sesamoid bone in the body and articulates with the trochlear groove of the femur. It usually possesses a median ridge that divides the proximal patella into medial and ...

The pair in the middle does not show an angle because the lines do not touch. You can check whether an angle is a right angle by using a set square, like in the picture below. So, three right ...

After the game, Saints head coach Dennis Allen told reporters that Adebo had broken his femur, the thigh bone that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) calls the "longest, heaviest, and ...

Dr. Hennessey practices General Pediatric Orthopaedics, her areas of particular interest include clubfeet, developmental dysplasia of the hip, Perthes Disease, Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis, limb ...

The terminal or distal part of ... enlarged end of the hind femur (Fig. 6). Larva (pl., larvae). The immature insect hatched from the egg and up to the pupal stage in orders with complete ...

Tonight will be dry to start with clear spells and some patchy cloud at times. Through the early hours, a few light showers may develop in spots, and patchy mist and fog will form for some too ...

Objective The aim was to investigate the medial and lateral hamstring muscle activation balance ... The sensors were positioned on the iliac crest, the distal femur and on the proximal part of fibula.