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The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is the most crucial ligament in stabilizing your knee joint. It is a band of tissue that ...

The problem of using male anatomy as the default in medicine is that it doesn’t always read across to female bodies.

The discovery of Napoleon’s 3-cm penis invites a deeper discussion about male identity and the perception of power throughout ...

When authorities realized they had unearthed three female thigh bones from the Wests’ yard, they realized they had at least one more victim. At first, when a detective asked if there was anyone ...

O striches have four kneecaps. There’s a little factoid for you. Two legs, but four kneecaps. Think it’s bananas? Rightly so, as we’ve never found knees like these in any other animal.

Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP), is pain in your pelvic area caused by your joints moving more than usual. It’s due to your ...

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X-ray scans show fragmentation of the tibial tuberosity bone structure with Schlatter's disease. The area is the anchor for the anterior thigh muscles through the patella and patella ligament. During ...

The iliotibial (IT) band is a thick band of fibrous tissue that starts at the hip and runs along the outer thigh to the outer shin bone (tibia) just below the knee joint. IT band syndrome causes a ...