When studying how fossil hominids moved, researchers usually analyze the morphology of bones—which is crucial for understanding the evolution of bipedalism—focusing mainly on muscle insertion sites.

A systematic review of the literature on the frequency and characteristics of sports related growth plate injuries affecting children and youth in organised sport was carried out. Both acute and ...

There are four types of bones in the human body: long, short, flat, and irregular. Long bones are longer than they are wide and help with body movement. Short bones are about as wide as they are long ...

Leg pain due to growing pains comes and goes, usually happening at night and stopping by morning. Treat growing pains with pain medication, massage, and a heating pad. Other reasons for childhood leg ...

Osteochondrosis of the distal tibial epiphysis is a rare condition, and its clinical presentation thus remains poorly defined. The few reported cases in the literature suggest an insidious, ...

Abstract: This paper presents an automatic system for bone age evaluation according to the clinical method of Tanner and Whitehouse (TW2), based on the integration between two systems: The first ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) lists 87 medical conditions that could make you eligible for a regular support payment of up to £110 per week through Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

Musculoskeletal disorders affect the bones, joints, muscles, and connective tissue. Many musculoskeletal disorders may occur in children, and some types are more common than others. Musculoskeletal ...

Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia is the most commonly occurring form of skeletal dysplasia and affects the long bones in the body. Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia is most often passed to a child by one ...

Introduction: Percutaneous in situ fixation with a single screw is regarded as safe and remains the gold standard of treatment for slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE). However, reliance is based ...

Your hip is the joint where your thigh bone meets your pelvis. It is called a ball-and-socket joint, because the ball-like top of your thigh bone fits into a cup-like area within your pelvis, much ...