Health issues didn't keep boy down Nov 15, 2009
When he was 2, Justin fractured his femur ... The femur was just the first of many fractures he would endure in life. (AZCentral -- News)
'Earth Claw': New Species Of Veggy Dinosaur Nov 12, 2009
He adds: "Aardonyx probably walked on its hind legs but could drop onto all fours as well. It had flattened feet with large claws that supported body weight on the inside of the foot and a robust thigh bone (femur) for supporting weight.". Dr Chinsamy-Turan a Wits graduate and a Vertebrate Paleohistologist at UCT concurs: "My analysis of the bone microstructure in the ribs and shoulder blades of Aardonyx suggests that while it had experienced at least seven spurts or cycles of growth, it was not... (Science Daily)
This Guy Has Had Both His ACLs Removed but Still Plays in the NBA. How? Nov 4, 2009
This force is dissipated or opposed by muscles, tendons, cartilage, and ligaments like the ACL, which connects the femur (thigh bone) to the tibia (shin bone) and helps keep the knee stable by limiting twisting motions. Since Blair lacks ACLs, his quadriceps and hamstring muscles, and the remaining soft tissues in his knee, will need to pick up the slack, as it were, straining harder to stabilize and absorb shocks. (Slate)
In heart of Dixie, an effort to note black Union regiment Oct 24, 2009
And then Croen found something bordering on macabre: a human femur. Bohrn dug deeper and found more bones and other indicators that the remnants and skeletal remains had belonged to Civil War soldiers who were part of a regiment from Massachusetts. (Boston Globe)
Dog Ejected From Car Still Recovering Oct 8, 2009
Oscar is recovering from a broken femur and a hurt wrist ... Oscar broke his femur and his wrist is badly hurt ... X-rays confirmed what doctors thought -- a broken femur. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Lodi couple indicted on charges of child abuse Oct 4, 2009
It was at Oakland Children's Hospital that staff learned that the child had sustained a fractured rib and femur, as well as a skull fracture and retinal hemorrhaging ... pooreastside wrote on Oct 2, 2009 1:26 PM:" Fractured rib and femur, skull fracture, and retinal hemorrhaging all from falling out of a baby swing. God, these things should be banned for sure, they are killing our kids and making it look like child abuse. (WTF, note the sarcasm).Don't let these parents see the light of day,... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Miniature T-Rex Dinosaur Ancestor Discovered in China, Scientists Report Sep 18, 2009
Similarities with the larger dinosaur include the same 29- percent size ratio for the humerus, or upper arm bone, versus the femur, or thigh bone, and enlarged olfactory bulbs within the skull indicating an advanced sense of smell, the paper said. The thinking has been that as tyrannosaurs developed truly giant size over time, they needed to modify their entire skeleton so that they could function as a predator at such a colossal size, Brusatte said. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Nanoparticle gel heals injured brain and bone Sep 15, 2009
Using rabbits instead of mice, Zhang and her colleagues removed three centimeters, or almost half, of a rabbit's femur bone. They then injected hydrogel, modified with drugs to encourage bone growth instead of brain growth, into the wound. (MSNBC -- Technology)
How I got well in India for $50 Sep 3, 2009
His femur was broken like a twig, as were his collarbone and wrist. His lip was split and his nose was hanging off his face. (Salon)
Rapid City toddler survives three-story fall, not the first Aug 14, 2009
Caydo shattered his left femur when he landed ... Martinez has a broken left femur and will be in a cast for at least the next two months. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Bipedal Humans Came Down From The Trees Aug 11, 2009
10, 2009) A detailed examination of the wrist bones of several primate species challenges the notion that humans evolved their two-legged upright walking style from a knuckle-walking ancestor. The same lines of evidence also suggest that knuckle-walking evolved at least two different times, making gorillas distinct from chimpanzees and bonobos. (Science Daily)
Teen facing surgery, talks of love Aug 2, 2009
When Amber was 11 she was diagnosed with bone cancer and had surgery to remove it from her leg, requiring her knee and femur to be removed and replaced with a prosthetic. Recently she underwent surgery to have the prosthetic replaced. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Bone-building drug led to stress fracture Jul 28, 2009
My surgeon said this was the strangest fracture he had ever seen; that the femur looked normal, but it had broken in a location and at an angle that was extremely odd. There is no warning on the Fosamax label of such a possible side effect. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Thighbones Were Scepters for Ancient Zapotec Men? Jul 16, 2009
Based on centuries-old stone carvings in southern , archaeologists had long suspected that Zapotec men brandished human femurs ... "The thought was that the femurs are those of the ancestors of the rulers, serving like staffs of office or symbols of legitimacy," explained archaeologist Gary Feinman of the Field Museum in Chicago ... Prior excavations had revealed a Zapotec tomb where nine femurs were missing. (National Geographic)
Addiction to prescription drugs a big problem in area Jul 14, 2009
"I did not have vital signs and had a compound fracture of my femur and lost my kidney, my left kidney and my spleen and was in the hospital for a couple of months," said Gardere. Many years of pain, infections and surgeries followed. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Dino tracks - Follow remnants of prehistoric creatures across state Jun 19, 2009
Pose with a 700-pound Apatosaurus femur and shop in the gift store. Dinosaur Field Station, on U.S. Highway 2 in Malta, (406) 654-5300. (Missoulian, MT)
Man finds old human bone in yard Jun 17, 2009
Dr. Phillip Croft, Muskegon County's deputy medical examiner, examined the bone and said it probably is a femur that belonged to an American Indian. Croft said he didn't know whether it came from the body of a man or a woman. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Discovery Raises New Doubts About Dinosaur-bird Links Jun 16, 2009
It's been known for decades that the femur, or thigh bone in birds is largely fixed and makes birds into "knee runners," unlike virtually all other land animals, the OSU experts say ... "That's a pretty serious problem, and there are other inconsistencies with the bird-from-dinosaur theories. "But one of the primary reasons many scientists kept pointing to birds as having descended from dinosaurs was similarities in their lungs," Ruben said. "However, theropod dinosaurs had a moving femur and... (Science Daily)
Framingham man is honored for charity work Jun 6, 2009
His daughter, Christine Wyman Rossi, fractured her femur while in her mother's womb, followed by about 20 more fractures while in her childhood. Wyman's grandson, Jack, broke two legs when only 4 weeks old. (Framingham TAB, MA)
DNA shows headless body near river not Stacy Peterson or Lisa Stebic May 28, 2009
The person had been dead several months or more, but the rib cage, spinal column and partial left and right femur bones were not enough to determine an identity, race or gender of the corpse, authorities said. Shreds of blue jeans and a small amount of U.S. currency were also found along with the remains near the town of Channahon. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
DNA shows headless body found in Ill. was male May 28, 2009
The rib cage, spinal column and partial left and right femur bones were found. ADVERTISEMENT. (Anchorage Daily News)
Body Found Near Illinois River Is Male May 28, 2009
The rib cage, spinal column and partial left and right femur bones were found. Reem Odeh, a member of Drew Peterson's legal team, released the following statement in response to authorities identifying the body as that of a man. (Fox News)
Coroner: Autopsy on human remains inconclusive May 22, 2009
The person has been dead "several months or more," but the rib cage, spinal column and partial left and right femur bones were not enough to determine an identity, race or gender of the corpse, Will County Coroner Patrick O'Neil's office said in a statement. Shreds of blue jeans and a small amount of U.S. currency were also found along with the remains. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Recognizing the risk May 22, 2009
The finger-sized ligament connects the femur to the tibia. Female athletes are more prone to these tears, in part because their ligaments tend to be looser and their hips are wider. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Stacy's Body? Could Take Weeks to ID RemainsDrew Peterson reportedly unconcerned with Wednesday's discovery of a body. May 22, 2009
"The partial skeletal remains consisted of a rib cage, spinal column and partial left and right femur bones," the coroner's office said. The lack of skin has made it more difficult to obtain DNA. A coroner and a forensic anthropologist are working together to confirm the gender of the corpse and are expected to test the bone marrow to try and identify the remains, sources told ABC News affiliate WLS's Amy Jacobson. (ABC News)
Body Found by Illinois River Stirs Missing Women Cases May 22, 2009
The partial skeletal remains consisted of a rib cage, spinal column and partial left and right femur bones. The head, arms and below the knee extremities were disarticulated, the coroner's office said. (Fox News)
Triathlete's recovery spurs empathy for paralyzed troops May 19, 2009
" He was in rehabilitation at Shepherd for a month, then discharged. He came back for six months on a weekly basis as an outpatient. He returns every other month now to stay acquainted with his doctors and physical therapists. Within a month of his operation, an eight-hour procedure to repair shattered bone in his vertebrae by using a donor femur bone and metal hardware, Sanchez was walking without a cane. The next spring, the once-star athlete joined the track team at Our Lady of Mercy.... (USA Today -- Sports)
Team claims second batch of soft dinosaur tissue May 2, 2009
Results of the more recent discovery, from the femur of an 80 million-year-old duckbill dinosaur, appear today in the journal Science ... A crew including Schweitzer and some of her students dug the duckbill femur out of a Montana cliff in 2007, after other research suggested that soft tissue may be more common in bones that had been buried quickly in deep sandstone. (News & Observer)
Local teen in dirt bike crash dies Apr 28, 2009
Sanderson reportedly suffered a fractured femur in the crash and was listed in fair condition at Community Regional on Monday afternoon. Details about funeral services for Vega were not available this morning. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Infant's death an act of violence, doctor testifies at Talmadge trial Apr 1, 2009
Todd Luckasevic, a forensic pathologist with the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office, said Tah-Meere's autopsy revealed multiple healing fractures that ranged in age from five days to four weeks, including broken clavicles, several broken ribs and a broken femur. Talmadge told police he unsuccessfully tried to get Johnson to take Tah-Meere to the hospital in the weeks before his death because Tah-Meere constantly cried in pain. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Sentinel Morning Update: Family organizes March of Dimes event Mar 30, 2009
Parts of the girls hip socket and femur had to be reconstructed along with nerve and arterial realignment. Bigler says her daughter is doing OK, but subject to emotional swings. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Bone Cement Eases Pain of Late-Stage Cancers Mar 11, 2009
Pelvic, femur, sacrum, ribs, knee and other bones were treated. The mean pain score dropped significantly within 24 hours of the procedure. (MEDLINEplus)
'Miraculous' Effects, Pain Relief Of Osteoplasty Shown For Those Suffering From Metastatic Bone Disease Mar 11, 2009
In this study, pelvic, femur, sacrum, ribs, homerus, scapula, tibia, pubis and knee bones were treated. In one case, Anselmetti recounted, a 79-year-old Roman Catholic nun had severe pain and was bedridden because of cancerous osteolytic lesions (thyroid cancer metastases) located deep in her pelvis previously treated unsuccessfully with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. (Science Daily)
Writer transforms into scientific experiment Mar 10, 2009
But it also revealed that his femur was banged up where it attached to the knee. The damage, which looked like peeling plaster, was caused by running on pavement. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Girls struck by car badly injured, but showing signs of improvement Mar 2, 2009
Saturday, surgeons worked to repair a broken femur (thigh bone) in one of Marriah s legs and a broken tibia (shin bone) in the other leg, her mother said. Other than that, her injuries are superficial, Byrd said. (Longview Daily News, WA)
National site helps ID remains, find the lost Feb 22, 2009
The remains are now at the University of North Texas Center For Human Identification in Fort Worth, which is seeking to extract DNA from a femur and tooth in hopes of matching it to DNA provided by Ms. Flickinger's relatives. On Thursday, after learning about NamUs and surfing the sites, Ms. Lapeyrouse asked Erie police to help her enter Ms. Flickinger's case into the missing person database. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Bones bring colonial times back to life Feb 7, 2009
For example, consider tailor's notches and shoemakers femur. Studying these ancient bones tells the scientists that one lady was a tailor, her front teeth marked by tiny notches from holding pins. (AZCentral -- News)
