Intermuscular bones are found only in teleostean fishes. They are segmental ossifications in the myosepta and generally are associated with ligaments. That association takes three forms: ontogenetic ...

With their discovery of Dreadnoughtus schrani in 2014, a team of Drexel University researchers unearthed not only the most complete skeleton of a new species of supermassive dinosaur, but also a trove ...

Tissue engineering and regenerative technologies are of particular importance in musculoskeletal medicine, in view of the prevalence and burden of degenerative diseases that involve the articular ...

Hip disorders are disorders that affect the hip joint. The hip joint is a ball and socket that allows the thigh to move in different directions. It also allows the hips to support the weight of the ...

Repairing bones and cartilage may get easier thanks to newly discovered human skeletal stem cells. Scientists found the stem cells, which give rise to bones, cartilage and the spongy bone that harbors ...

The medial meniscus is the central band of cartilage attached to the tibia, or shinbone. The band goes around the knee joint in a crescent-shaped path and is located between the medial condyles of the ...