The pelvis is often called the keystone of upright movement. It helps explain how human ancestors left life on all fours ...

OKC Thunder big man Chet Holmgren suffered a right iliac wing fracture during a home loss to Golden State on Sunday. OKC announced Monday that Holmgren is expected to return this season, and a ...

Study reveals how growth plate reorientation transformed the human ilium from tall and narrow to short, wide, and curved, creating the bowl-shaped pelvis essential for upright walking. A study ...

Injury to the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (Bernhardt's syndrome) or meralgia paresthetica occurs after harvest of the bone from the anterior iliac crest. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is a ...

PHILADELPHIA — Few studies have examined bone graft harvest site complications, but a new prospective study has now identified a relatively high rate of persistent pain and morbidity after iliac crest ...

The wide, basin-shaped pelvis of modern humans helps us walk upright on two legs and give birth safely to babies with large heads. Pixabay Walking upright on two legs is one of the key traits that ...

Medically reviewed by Anisha Shah, MD Key Takeaways The abdominal aorta carries blood from the heart to organs in the lower body.It splits into the right and left common iliac arteries near the pelvis ...