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.
Richard Metzger. ST. PARIS â Richard R. Rick Metzger, age 46, of West Liberty passed away at 8:58 a.m. on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Born on January 16, 1968 in Urbana, Rick was the son of the late Richard S. Metzger, who died in 1993 and Sue (Russell) Metzger of Urbana who survives.