Term #1,797
femur
Claim Term
femur
Origin matter
BONE FIXATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
Reference Case 1
NXT-5
Date Added
8/1/22
Created
8/1/22, 4:58 PM
Modified
8/8/22, 2:55 PM
Full Desc
"Femur", "femurs", "femora", or "thigh bone" refers to a long bone in the body of a patient (e.g., human or animal). The femur is the proximal bone of the hindlimb in tetrapod vertebrates. 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 (shinbone) and patella (kneecap), forming the knee joint. By most measures the two (left and right) femurs are the strongest bones of the body, and in humans, the largest and thickest. The femur is categorized as a long bone and comprises a diaphysis (shaft or body) and two epiphyses (extremities) that articulate with adjacent bones in the hip and knee.
The femur includes an upper part (proximal part), body, and a lower part (distal part). The upper part includes the head, neck, the two trochanters and adjacent structures. The body of the femur (or shaft) is large, thick and almost cylindrical in form. The lower part or lower extremity of the femur (or distal extremity) is the thickest femoral extremity, the upper extremity (upper part) is the shortest femoral extremity. The lower part is somewhat cuboid in form, but its transverse diameter is greater than its antero-posterior (front to back). The lower part includes two oblong eminences known as the condyles. (Search 'femur' on Wikipedia.com May 20, 2022. Modified. Accessed Aug. 1, 2022.)
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