Broken bones (also called fractures) in the foot are very common. In fact, about 1 out of every 10 broken bones occurs in the foot. Here's why. The human foot has 26 bones. Divide the foot into 3 ...

Bone cancer can occur in any bone, including those in the feet and ankles. However, it does not commonly occur in the feet and is more likely to develop in the long bones of the legs and upper arms.

A young girl’s only hope of survival after getting bone cancer was to have her leg amputated — then reattached backward. In August 2017, just before her seventh birthday, Amelia Eldred’s leg ...

Doctors often have to amputate the affected limb, which is most commonly the leg. CBS 2's Dr. Gomez reports on how doctors saved one young boy and his leg and foot by reattaching them backwards.

“The posterior tibialis is a muscle that originates on the back, or posterior, part of the tibia and fibula (your lower leg bones), up close to your knee,” explains Cathlin Fitzgerald, D.P.T ...

This outward curve of the leg bones usually resolves itself by age 2. Toddlers usually sway from side to side rather than move forward, at first, making their bowed legs look even more exaggerated.

After receiving a rare bone cancer diagnosis, Dugan Smith, now 13, had his leg reattached -- backward. That was the only way Dugan could play baseball again.