The elbow and knee joints are both hinge joints ... of one bone that fits into a small cup-like area of another bone. Hinge joint. Articulating bones are femur and tibia (the patella is not ...

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD A broken arm, also known as an arm fracture, occurs when one or more of the bones in ...

Medically reviewed by Laura Campedelli, DPT Joints form where one bone connects to another bone, allowing the skeleton to ...

But bones are unable to move on their own ... is kicked), the quadriceps contract and the hamstrings relax. The elbow joint has two muscles that move the forearm up or down.

In the normal elbow joint, stability is maintained by the combination of joint ... a result of shear and compression forces to the particular cartilage or underlying bone of the lateral compartment.

From the Bone and Joint Service of Boston City Hospital. * Junior visiting surgeon, Bone and Joint Service, Boston City Hospital. † Formerly, assistant resident surgeon, Bone and Joint Service ...

If joints such as ankles, shoulders, and knees suddenly hurt and swell, injuries, degenerative arthritis, and shoulder ...