Ligaments are fibrous bands of connective tissue that attach bone to bone — unlike tendons, which attach muscle to bone, and fasciae, which connect muscles to other muscles. Since they’re made of ...

When it comes to staying connected to your body, it's important to know a bit about the connective tissues that help hold you together. It's easy to confuse tendons and ligaments, but these two ...

Your body is made up of hundreds of joints. These joints attach bones together and help your body move. The sternoclavicular joint is one of four joints in your shoulder. When the sternoclavicular ...

A hyperextended knee — or knee hyperextension — develops when the knee joint bends the wrong way and can damage the ligaments in the knee. The condition is common in athletes who play high-impact ...

Last week, we learned how to prevent knee injuries, but the reality is even the most seasoned, fit and well-trained athlete can wind up with an injury. Monday sports pages often have at least one ...

Once Chubb recovers from his first surgery he will need a second surgery to repair the damage to his anterior cruciate ligament. The cruciate ligaments connect the thigh bone to the lower leg. The ...

University of Miami power forward Norchad Omier, who is recovering from a sprained ankle, practiced with the team at MVP Arena in Albany, N.Y. in March 2023. Ankle sprains involve a tearing of a ...

Human body is something that never fails to amaze us. So many organ systems that contain different organs and help in carrying out different bodily functions. The more you get to know about it the ...

The knee is a meeting place for four bones — the femur (thigh bone), tibia (shinbone), fibula (calf bone), and patella (kneecap). It requires several ligaments to keep these bones in place and ...