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Femoral Fractures

Medical Definition: Fractures of the femur.
Guide Notes: of femoral shaft only; see X refs & note at HIP FRACTURES
Femoral Fractures Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Hip Fractures - Fractures of the FEMUR HEAD, the FEMUR NECK (FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES), the trochanters, or the inter- or subtrochanteric region. Excludes fractures of the acetabulum and fractures of the femoral shaft below the subtrochanteric region (FEMORAL FRACTURES).

Femoral Fractures Medical Definitions and Terms

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