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Medically reviewed by Theresa Marko, PT 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 ...
Broken Leg Symptoms. Breaking your femur takes a lot of force, so it’ll probably be obvious if you break it. The major symptoms of a broken leg are pain, swelling, and deformity.Less obvious ...
Your legs support your body and allow you to walk, run, and jump. They do a lot of work moving our weight around, so they are a common site of injury. Learn about some common leg injuries and what ...
Twenty years ago my husband, Mark, broke his left ankle and was in a cast and on ... It turns out the standard advice to stay off a broken leg bone for at least six weeks is based less on ...