By digitally modeling muscles and tendons for the skeleton of Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis), researchers determined that our hominin ancestors could run well but topped out around 11 mph.

Objectives: Rupture of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) is a frequent injury ... without a significant difference between the 2 groups. After significant delay to treatment or even failed ...

As you get older, your ligaments and tendons become weaker and less flexible, causing your knees and other joints to become damaged and achy. Adequate nutrition, however, can support the growth ...

Recently, the knee adduction moment has been shown to be increased following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery and has been suggested as a potential mechanism for the progression ...

The foot is a complex structure made up of 28 bones, 33 joints, 19 muscles, over 100 tendons and ligaments, and more than 200,000 different nerve endings. These work together to allow you to walk, run ...

The NHS undertakes more than 8,000 Achilles tendon repair operations a year. Here, Elizabeth Brooker, 32, a theatre nurse who lives with her husband near Penryn, Cornwall, tells us about her ...

Objective Investigate MRI evidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) healing, patient-reported outcomes and knee laxity in patients with acute ACL rupture managed non-surgically with the Cross ...

Years ago, a farmer I knew well would call me and ask, "Is it going to rain?" I had an old knee injury, and within 24 hours of rain, it would alert me to it. He always said that my knee was better at ...

Entheses show differences from synovial tissue that make them more comparable to articular cartilage. The enthesis, adjacent fibrocartilage, tendons, and ligaments are completely avascular (insertion ...

Department of Orthopaedic Hand Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, United States Background: Tendon repairs often result in adhesion formation which can cause ...