The fabella, Latin for "little bean", is linked to knee pain, arthritis, and problematic knee surgeries. Dubbed the "appendix of the skeleton," fabellae, like other bones, start off as groups of ...

The fabella, Latin for "little bean", is linked to knee pain, arthritis, and problematic knee surgeries. Dubbed the "appendix of the skeleton," fabellae, like other bones, start off as groups of ...

The fabella, a bone just behind the knee found in primates, is showing up in humans, specifically those with arthritis and knee pain, research published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Anatomy ...

Now, a new study finds that this so-called fabella (Latin for "little ... been previously linked to arthritis or joint inflammation, pain and other knee problems, according to a statement from ...

A little bone in the knee scientists thought was being lost to evolution seems to be making a comeback, say experts from Imperial College London. The fabella is found in some people buried in the ...

Fabella, a tiny bone in the knee thought lost to human evolution, is making a comeback. Researchers said that the bone is becoming more common in humans and they do not know why. Fabella ...

A tiny knee bone often found in people with a common ... Not much is known about the mysterious lateral fabella – a bone ...

Aside from athletic injuries, knee damage tends to be relegated to the realm of the gray-haired. But new research suggests ...

open image in gallery A comparison of the back of a human (left) and macaque knee, which shows the medial and lateral fabella on the macaque and lateral fabella of a human (Dr Michael Berthaume ...

A little bone in the knee scientists thought was being lost to evolution seems to be making a comeback, say experts from Imperial College London. The fabella is found in some people buried in the ...