 Femur
"Femur" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The longest and largest bone of the skeleton, it is situated between the hip and the knee.
| Descriptor ID |
D005269
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.043.650.247
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| Concept/Terms |
Greater Trochanter- Greater Trochanter
- Greater Trochanters
- Trochanter, Greater
- Trochanters, Greater
Lesser Trochanter- Lesser Trochanter
- Lesser Trochanters
- Trochanter, Lesser
- Trochanters, Lesser
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Femur" by people in this website by year, and whether "Femur" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2004 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2005 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2006 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2007 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2008 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2009 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2010 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2011 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2012 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2013 | 6 | 6 | 12 | | 2014 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2015 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2017 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | 2018 | 8 | 7 | 15 | | 2019 | 5 | 4 | 9 | | 2020 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2021 | 1 | 11 | 12 | | 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Femur" by people in Profiles.
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Yamamura MK, Carry PM, Gibly RF, Holmes K, Ogilvie B, Phillips A, Georgopoulos G, Miller NH, Payne KA. Epidemiology of Physeal Fractures and Clinically Significant Growth Disturbances Affecting the Distal Tibia, Proximal Tibia, and Distal Femur: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2023 Jun 01; 31(11):e507-e515.
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Roda GF, Stoneback JW, Gimarc D, Gaffney BMM. Above knee socket prosthesis use changes proximal femur morphology. Bone. 2023 Jul; 172:116752.
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Gagliardi AG, Walker G, Dahab K, Pearce S, Howell DR, Albright JC. High healing rate of stable femoral condyle osteochondritis dissecans in young patients placed in a hinged knee brace locked in extension: a retrospective study. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2023 Mar 01; 32(2):170-177.
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Carballido-Gamio J, Posadzy M, Wu PH, Kenny K, Saeed I, Link TM, Tien PC, Krug R, Kazakia GJ. People living with HIV have low trabecular bone mineral density, high bone marrow adiposity, and poor trabecular bone microarchitecture at the proximal femur. Osteoporos Int. 2022 Aug; 33(8):1739-1753.
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Lin AJ, Siddiqui AA, Fan B, Bennett JT, Illingworth KD, Andras LM, Skaggs DL, Tolo VT, VandenBerg CD. Treatments and Sequelae of Pediatric Pathologic Proximal Femur Fractures Due to Benign Bone Cyst. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Jul 01; 42(6):e661-e666.
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Shepherd MC, Gaffney BMM, Song K, Clohisy JC, Nepple JJ, Harris MD. Femoral version deformities alter joint reaction forces in dysplastic hips during gait. J Biomech. 2022 04; 135:111023.
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Tucker NJ, Mauffrey C, Parry JA. Unstable minimally displaced lateral compression type 1 (LC1) pelvic ring injuries have a similar hospital course as intertrochanteric femur fractures. Injury. 2022 Feb; 53(2):481-487.
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Straign DM, Ihle CL, Provera MD, Owens P. Targeting the BMP Pathway in Prostate Cancer Induced Bone Disease. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2021; 12:769316.
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Nino S, Parry JA, Avilucea FR, Haidukewych GJ, Langford JR. Retrograde intramedullary nailing of comminuted intra-articular distal femur fractures results in high union rate. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2022 Dec; 32(8):1577-1582.
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Floccari LV, Jeans KA, Herring JA, Johnston CE, Karol LA. Comparison of Outcomes by Reconstructive Strategy in Patients with Prostheses for Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2021 10 06; 103(19):1817-1825.
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