The controversial talk show host "tripped on a small step" inside a London hotel restaurant and fractured his femur.

Brooke Shields says she's hit "another plateau" in her recovery after breaking her thigh bone and fighting off a staph infection. The 55-year-old actress revealed earlier this year that she broke her ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A person walking along a Milwaukee beach found a human bone Monday and additional remains were later discovered, authorities said. It wasn't clear whether the additional remains also ...

Seek medical help immediately if you suspect a broken leg. Treatment might involve a splint, cast, or surgery, depending on ...

The occurrence of an unusual type of fracture of the femur, or the thigh bone, is very low in patients with osteoporosis, including those treated with the drug family known as bisphosphonates, ...

Of particular concern are hip fractures as they carry a high death rate, especially since the elderly often have multiple ...

At , Cory A. Collinge, MD, spoke about current concepts in amputation.“Obviously, amputation is something that nobody really wants to talk about, but it’s a vital part of what we do,” Collinge, an ...

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a condition where the head of the thigh bone slips off the neck of the bone at the growth plate. The growth plate is the area of cartilage at the end of the ...

Fitness experts and plastic surgeons stress that hip dips are completely natural and not something you need to get rid of through exercise or surgery. Growing up, Emma June hated her hips ― or more ...

Your hip joints are ball-and-socket joints positioned where your thigh bone meets your pelvis. The hip joint is involved in many types of movement. It is also one of the largest joints in the body, ...

Snapping hip syndrome refers to a popping sound or snapping sensation that some people experience when they move their hip joint. Also known as dancer’s hip, it often affects highly active people. It ...