and then crosses the hip. As it runs down the front of the thigh, the muscle portion of the rectus transitions to become a tendon and joins the tendons of the three vastus muscles to form the quadriceps tendon, just above the kneecap (patella). The tendon is renamed the patellar tendon...
The upper part of the femur fits into the pelvis to form the hip joint. At this joint, it can move frontward, backward, sideways, and rotate in and out. When people refer to a "broken hip," it is this upper part of the femur that is broken. The lower end of the femur rests o...
Fractures of the bones of the knee are relatively common. The patella, or kneecap, mayfracturedue to a fall directly onto it or in car accidents when the knee is driven into the dashboard. If the bone is displaced (pulled apart), surgery may be required for repair, but if the bone i...
Iam still broken in hidden places. The pressure cooker in my soul exploded last Sabbath as I sobbed on my bedroom floor after yet another confrontation. Embarrassed by Friday’s outbursts that prompted a late-night intervention by our teen savvy friends; frustrated by the fact that they got o...