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femur
femur 1. The thigh bone of terrestrial vertebrates. It articulates at one end with the pelvic girdle at the hip joint and at the other (via two
condyles) with the
tibia.
2. The third segment of an insect's leg, attached to the
trochanter. See also
coxa.
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Effects of positioning and notching of resurfaced femurs on femoral neck strength: a biomechanical test
Magazine article from: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery; 8/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...generation saw bone (TGSB) femurs using an in vitro analogue bone model. Methods. 30 TGSB femurs were equally divided into 6 resurfaced femur groups (intact, anatomic...Results. Compared to the intact femurs, the load to failure in all...
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Femur fracture immobilization with traction splints in multisystem trauma patients
Magazine article from: Prehospital Emergency Care; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...the use of traction splints (TSs) for femur fracture immobilization (FFI) in a population...reviewed to identify patients with positive femur fracture(s) who concurrently had injuries...available, 39 of which were positive for femur fracture on the side of the extremity on...
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Experimental determination of material properties of cortical cadeveric femur bone.
Magazine article from: Trends in Biomaterials and Artificial Organs; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...aims at evaluating material properties of femur bone in Indian subjects, so as to facilitate...of the artificial hip joint is fixed in femur bone in its proximal and medial cancellous...evaluated. These properties were derived from femur bones of Indian donors. This experimental...
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Morphologic differences of the distal femur between Caucasian and Japanese women
Magazine article from: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery; 12/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...INTRODUCTION Morphology of the distal femur helps elucidate the causes of...mediolateral width of the distal femur differs between Caucasian and...the morphology of the distal femur between Caucasian and Japanese...axis and points of the distal femurs were compared using lateral...
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Asymmetry and structural system analysis of the proximal femur meta-epiphysis: osteoarticular anatomical pathology.(Research article)
Magazine article from: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research; 2/27/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Dimetry A Ivanov [3] Background The femur, or as is commonly known as the thighbone...bones [1]. There is consensus as to the femur's anatomical peculiarities, age, gender...external shape and internal morphology of the femur's bone structure [7, 8, 9, 10, 11...
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Homograft microlathed femur prosthesis in stapedectomy.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal; 3/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...stapedectomy. We began using homograft femur as a prosthetic material in...study of the use of homograft femur prostheses. A series of 300...not be used, and a homograft femur prosthesis was substituted...these prostheses, all homograft femurs were obtained from the American...
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Modified Supracondylar Amputation of the Femur
Magazine article from: The American Surgeon; 3/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...the knee amputation is through the mid-femur, and this procedure is taught in most...of the supracondylar amputation of the femur is herein described. A 20-year experience...operative procedure, minimal blood loss, long femur stump, reduced pain, strong fascial closure...
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French Inventor Develops Femur Mechanical Axis Determination Device
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/28/2008; 514 words
; ...Franc Leitner of Uriage, France, has developed a femur mechanical axis determining device. According to...a method for determining the mechanical axis of a femur, with which the femur is moved about the hip joint, the movement of the...
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Endosteal shape of the proximal femur in Chinese
Magazine article from: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery; 12/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...of the medullary canal in the proximal femur was assessed using the canal flare index...Key words: endosteal shape, proximal femur, Asian INTRODUCTION When designing press...of the medullary canal of the proximal femur. It has been reported that the anatomy...
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Supracondylar nailing for difficult distal femur fractures
Magazine article from: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery; 12/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...following supracondylar nailing for distal femur fractures. Methods. The clinical and...outcome INTRODUCTION In treating distal femur fractures, it can be difficult to maintain...reduction. Retrograde insertion of a standard femur nail did not allow fixation of very low...
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femur
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
femur (pl. femora) 1. In tetrapods, the upper bone of the hind limb. 2. In...articulates with the trochanter proximally, and with the tibia distally. The femur is the largest and most robust segment of the leg in most adult insects...
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Congenital Hip Dysplasia
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...developing with the head of the thigh bone (femur) sitting perfectly centered in its shallow...acetabulum should cover the head of the femur as if it were a ball sitting inside of...the hip to determine if the head of the femur is moving in and out of the hip joint...
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Knee Replacement
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
...and cartilage disks that connect the femur, or thighbone, to the lower leg. There...outside of the knee joint that connect the femur to the tibia and fibula respectively...tendons inside the knee stretch between the femur and the tibia to prevent the tibia from...
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hip
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...head) of the long bone of the leg (femur) being the ‘ball’...covering the bones (acetabulum and head of femur), followed by bone overgrowth. This...In this operation both the head of the femur and the acetabulum are replaced (total...
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Knee Osteotomy
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
...of the joint of either the bottom of the femur (upper leg bone) or the top of the tibia...of the knee by shaping the bottom of the femur. Purpose Osteotomy surgery changes the...is a set of ligaments that connects the femur to the tibia behind the patella and offers...
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