Knuckles, Thumb base and Wrist (ball and socket joint - type 2) Elbow and Arms (hinge joint- type 2) Knee and Legs (hinge joint- type 3 ) Magnetic Ball and O-Ring Joint: STEM behind it. (ball and socket joint fo
Hip dysplasia is an abnormality of the hip joint where the ball and socket do not move smoothly, causing the joint to break down over time, affecting the cat’s ability to bear weight on the leg. Persian cats have a higher incidence of the disease, which is made worse by their high ac...
The femoral head is nearly spherical, smooth, and sheathed by. This cartilage helps protect the femur and pelvis during movement of the hip joint. The hip joint is a synovial joint, more specifically a ball and socket joint. Synovial joints are characterized by a synovial membrane that secretes...
out of joint (of a bone)pushed out of its correct positionShe put her hip out of joint in the accident. not working or behaving in the normal wayTime is thrown completely out of joint in the opening chapters. put somebody's nose out of joint(informal) ...
Location and Attributes The bones make the receiving sockets of the hip and leg joints, creating a cup-like space called theacetabulum. This space receives the ball end of thefemur, which is the main upper bone in the leg. Even when they’re fused, the individual coxals still retain their...
It is easy for most humans to move their arms or legs in all different directions because of the wonderful make-up of our joints. The hard part is finding a way to do this with our technology. Scientists have been studying how various creatures move to try and duplicate it with robots ...
Paralabral cysts, also called ganglion cysts of the shoulder, are small collections of fluid beneath the skin near the shoulder joint. They are brought on by tears in the labrum, a rim of soft tissue or fibrous cartilage that surrounds the socket of a ball-and-socket joint to make it mor...
This inserts into the hip to form the “ball” component of the ball-and-socket joint found here. Just below and lateral to the head and neck of the femur is a curved, upward-pointing projection known as the greater trochanter. Though the greater trochanter is not a part of the hip ...
The hip joint is a joint where the femur meets the pelvis at the top of the leg. It is one of the only joints in the body that...
The main types of hip injury are dislocation, stress fractures, strains, hip pointer injuries, and labral tears. The most serious...