The head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum in the pelvic bone forming the hip joint, while the distal part of the femur articulates with the tibia and patella forming the knee joint.
Dusty dies on her Royal day By Tim Cooper. Dusty Springfield has died from breast cancer on the day she should have collected her OBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace. The 59-year-old singer died at 10.40 last night at her home in Henley-on-Thames, her agent Paul Fenn said today.
Garrick Utley in 1992 Yvonne Hemsey/Getty Images. Former NBC News anchor Garrick Utley has died after a long battle with cancer, the network reported on Friday's Today, with Tom Brokaw also confirming the news that his longtime friend and colleague had died in a note to NBC News staffers.