People who suffer catastrophic breaks to their long leg bones usually face multiple surgeries, and all too often, amputation. Scientists at the University of Arizona have been working for more than 20 ...

Boy chose rare surgery in hopes of playing pro baseball. May 12, 2011— -- Watching Dugan Smith pitch, it is easy to imagine he is like any other 13-year-old on the baseball field. He's one of the ...

It is unclear who the bones belong to and how long they were there before they were found Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working in journalism for seven ...

Archaeologists have uncovered some gory evidence of the Battle of Waterloo: several lower leg bones. The limbs are believed to have been amputated at a field hospital during the skirmish, and belonged ...

Researchers in Ireland have recently shown that the legs of grasshoppers and crabs have the ideal shape to resist bending and compression. If human leg bones were built the same way, they could be ...

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the Royal National Orthopaedic hospital and the Royal Orthopaedic hospital, both in the U.K. have just completed the first stage of medical trials for a new type of leg ...

A muskox, an armadillo, and a human are about as different as can be. But underneath that skin, fur, and armor, we’re all more alike than we think: one skull, two arms, two legs, a spine. Over 500 ...

Nearly six years ago in this column, I discussed what was then a little-known problem associated with long-term use of bisphosphonates, the valuable drugs that protect against fractures caused by bone ...

Investigators found what they believe is Chandra Levy’s missing left leg bone yesterday in the same Washington park where the rest of her remains were discovered two weeks ago. The bone, discovered by ...

Archaeologists uncovered nine walls made of human bones beneath Saint Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent, Belgium. © Copyright Ruben Willaert bvba More than 100 billion ...