 Femur Head
"Femur Head" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The hemispheric articular surface at the upper extremity of the thigh bone. (Stedman, 26th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D005270
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.043.650.247.343
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| Concept/Terms |
Femur Head- Femur Head
- Femur Heads
- Head, Femur
- Heads, Femur
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Femur Head" by people in Profiles.
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Sollmann N, Mei K, L?ffler MT, R?hling S, Beer M, Zimmer C, Kirschke JS, No?l PB, Baum T, Carballido-Gamio J. Simulated low-dose multi-detector computed tomography: spatial effects on surrogate parameters of bone strength at the proximal femur. Osteoporos Int. 2025 May; 36(5):917-928.
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Girardi NG, Kraeutler MJ, Jesse MK, Lee JH, Genuario JW, Mei-Dan O. The Windshield Wiper Sign Is an Instability-Related Osteochondral Defect of the Anterolateral Femoral Head. Arthroscopy. 2025 Apr; 41(4):927-936.
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Girardi NG, Kraeutler MJ, Lee JH, Merkle AN, Mei-Dan O. Arthroscopic Femoral Head Allograft With Proximal Femoral/Periacetabular Osteotomies for Sequelae of Perthes: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2024 Apr 01; 14(2).
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Geiger EJ, Kendal JK, Greyson MA, Moghaddam MM, Jones NF, Bernthal NM. Hip Preservation and Capanna Reconstruction for Pediatric Proximal Femur Ewing Sarcoma: A Report of 2 Cases. JBJS Case Connect. 2024 Apr 01; 14(2).
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Roda GF, Stoneback JW, Gimarc D, Gaffney BMM. Above knee socket prosthesis use changes proximal femur morphology. Bone. 2023 07; 172:116752.
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Selberg CM, Bram JT, Carry P, Goldstein RY, Schrader T, Laine JC, Kim HKW, Sankar WN. Hip Morphology in Early-stage LCPD: Is There an Argument for Anatomic-specific Containment? J Pediatr Orthop. 2021 Jul 01; 41(6):344-351.
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Frysz M, Baird D, Gregory JS, Aspden RM, Lane NE, Ohlsson C, Pettersson-Kymmer U, Karasik D, Tobias JH, Paternoster L. The influence of adult hip shape genetic variants on adolescent hip shape: Findings from a population-based DXA study. Bone. 2021 02; 143:115792.
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Hwang J, Hadeed M, Sapp T, Mauffrey C, Koval KJ, Haidukewych GH, Langford JL, Parry JA. Varus displacement of intertrochanteric femur fractures on injury radiographs is associated with screw cutout. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2021 May; 31(4):683-687.
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Kulkarni VA, Boyles AD, Carl J, Boakes JL, Wilson B, Bagley AM, Muchow RD. Proximal Femoral Deformity Following Threaded Prophylactic Fixation for Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: Risk Stratification Using the Modified Oxford Score. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Aug; 40(7):e592-e597.
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Gaffney BMM, Clohisy JC, Van Dillen LR, Harris MD. The association between periacetabular osteotomy reorientation and hip joint reaction forces in two subgroups of acetabular dysplasia. J Biomech. 2020 01 02; 98:109464.
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