Lower Limb

The patella is a large Sesamoid bone – that is a bone which is found in a tendon. It acts as a pulley, allowing the quadriceps muscle to pull the knee straight, and as such it has enormous forces go through it. Because of this,...

14 February, 2021

The hip is a ball and socket joint, which connects the lower limb to the pelvis. The socket side is actually part of the bony pelvis (called the acetabulum), so the vast majority of patients with a broken hip have a broken femur, near the...

06 November, 2020