The hip joint is one the largest joints in the human body, and is essential when moving in any way our legs are involved. The hip joint is where the ball of the thigh bone (femur) joins the pelvis at a socket called the acetabulum. There is cartilage covering both the bone of the femur…
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Taking the Mystery Out of Stem Cell therapy
Plenty of people still think of stem cells as mysterious, or even taboo. They are simply cells that make or replenish other cells. For example, when you donate blood, your stem cells are in charge of replenishing your blood cells. Scientists have found stem cells throughout the body, each doing an assigned job. Some replenish…