A firm grasp of the anatomy of the proximal femur is required as a foundation to understand the treatment principles for fractures of this specific anatomical structure. The proximal femur undergoes significant developmental changes in utero and until puberty. These changes are responsible for producing...
Looking for a faster way to understand the anatomy of the femur? Our femur quizzes and diagram labeling activities are not only fast, but fun and effective, too! This facilitates attachment of the ligament of the head of the femur (also called the ligamentum fovea or ligamentum teres). Thi...
The femur is the thigh bone, the largest and strongest bone in the human body. It supports the weight of the body and helps you move. Reaching from the hip to the knee, the femur is extremely hard and not easy to break. A broken thigh bone is one of the few simple fractures that ...
Anatomy of the proximal femur as seen with three-dimensional magnetic resonance imagingdoi:10.1016/S0883-5403(89)80038-5Mark R. TraillDean M. KaufmanVal M. RungeJoseph C. McCarthyMichael L. WoodDana M. SternsPaul P. HarasimowiczElsevier BVThe Journal of Arthroplasty...
cross section of an adult human femur bone (bōn) 1.The hard, dense, calcified tissue that forms the skeleton of most vertebrates. Bone serves as a framework for the attachment of muscles and protects vital organs, such as the brain. It also contains large amounts of calcium, a mineral ...
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Anatomy of the Knee Abstract The knee joint is the largest joint of the body, that comprises of articulation between femur and tibia, and femur and patella. The bone shapes, the cruciate ligaments and the ligaments and tendons on the medial and lateral sides of the knee allow six degree of...
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tibia is the large shin bone. Thefibulais the smaller shin bone, located next to the tibia. Thepatella, otherwise known as the knee cap, is the small bone in the front of the knee. It slides up and down in a groove in the femur (the femoral groove) as the knee bends and ...
Pelvis width associated with bone mass distribution at the proximal femur in children 10–11 years old. The variety of pelvic shapes, combined with the variety of fetal head presentations, plus size variations, mean that labors vary greatly. Engagement is the phase of labor most affected by pelv...