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Femur
Medical Definition: | The longest and largest bone of the skeleton, it is situated between the hip and the knee. |
Guide Notes: | fractures: FEMORAL FRACTURES & FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES are available but see note under HIP FRACTURES; do not index under FEMUR when THIGH is meant: see note there |
Also Called: | Trochanter |
Femur Head - The hemispheric articular surface at the upper extremity of the thigh bone. (Stedman, 26th ed) | |
Femur Neck |
Femur Medical Definitions and Terms
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