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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 Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Femur Head - The hemispheric articular surface at the upper extremity of the thigh bone. (Stedman, 26th ed)
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Femur Neck

Femur Medical Definitions and Terms

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