Your femur connects many important muscles, tendons, and ligaments in your hips and knees to the other parts of your body, including parts of the circulatory system. More than that, it helps you carry ...

Your muscles are usually strong enough to keep your intestines in their proper place. But sometimes, abdominal tissue can push through a weakened spot in your muscle. If this occurs in the wall of ...

Spanning from the groin to the leg and stopping at the knee is the femoral artery. This artery carries oxygen-rich blood to each of your legs. The health of the femoral artery determines the health of ...

A femoral endarterectomy is a surgical procedure to remove fatty deposits from the femoral artery in the groin. This artery supplies the lower body with oxygen-rich blood. The femoral artery is a ...