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.
Debbie Reynolds Dead at 84 exclusive Debbie Reynolds -- who rose to stardom in Singin' in the Rain and quickly became a staple among Hollywood royalty -- died Wednesday as a result of a stroke, TMZ has learned ... just one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher passed away ... this according to her son Todd.