Princeton football fans would probably name recent graduates playing on practice squads like linebacker-turned-fullback Zak Keasey ’05 of the San Francisco 49ers or Jon Dekker ’06, who made his NFL ...

Leg lengthening is a type of surgery you might get if one of your legs is shorter than the other. This condition is also known as anisomelia. Often, it’s a medically necessary procedure to correct the ...

Your femur connects many important muscles, tendons, and ligaments in your hips and knees to the other parts of your body, including parts of the circulatory system. More than that, it helps you carry ...

There are three main bones in the leg. The femur is the long bone in your thigh that connects your hip to your knee; it’s also your body's longest and strongest bone. There are two bones in your lower ...

Once Chubb recovers from his first surgery he will need a second surgery to repair the damage to his anterior cruciate ligament. The cruciate ligaments connect the thigh bone to the lower leg. The ...

MSK orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jonathan Forsberg examines Michelle Smith-Levitin’s leg at a follow-up appointment — a first-of-its-kind surgical implant saved her leg. The tennis court was Michelle ...

You didn’t have a clue what you were doing. Even so, you’d muddle through; making things up as you went, making do. The result wasn’t, perhaps, what you’d hoped it would be but nobody’s ever fault you ...

A bone that heals in the wrong position after a fracture can cause pain, walking problems, or even back and hip issues. Tom Miler, MD, talks with orthopedic surgeon Justin Haller, MD, about what ...

Symptoms of bone cancer in the leg may include pain and swelling. The weakening of bones from cancer may also cause breaks or fractures and lead to mobility issues. People may also experience general ...