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.
Bill Bixby, TV Actor, Dies at 59; Starred in 3 Long-Running Series. Published: November 23, 1993. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22â Bill Bixby, whose long career in television included starring roles in three popular series, died on Sunday at his home in Century City. He was 59. The cause was prostate cancer, said Pamela Golum, a spokeswoman for the NBC-TV show Blossom..