"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Femur" by people in Profiles.
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Restructuring of Femoral Cortical Bone During Growth and Locomotor Development of Wild Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus). Am J Biol Anthropol. 2025 Jan; 186(1):e25045.
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Efficacy of Postoperative Radiographs After Intramedullary Nailing of the Tibia and Femur: When Are They Useful? J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2023 06 01; 7(6).
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Effect of Body Mass Index on Femur Fracture Location: A Retrospective Database Study. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 10 01; 36(10):519-524.
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Surgical Management of Tibial Bone Loss in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: Clinical Outcomes and Radiographic Analysis of Tantalum Cones, Titanium Cones and Titanium Sleeves. Iowa Orthop J. 2022 06; 42(1):145-153.
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Isolated ballistic femoral condyle fractures: a case series of eighteen patients. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2023 May; 33(4):1091-1099.
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A comparison of the incidence of concomitant ipsilateral femoral neck fractures in ballistic versus blunt femur fractures. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2023 May; 33(4):843-850.
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Bilateral femur fractures are associated with concomitant femoral neck fracture. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2023 Feb; 33(2):409-414.
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Prevalence of Trochlear Dysplasia and Associations with Patellofemoral Pain and Instability in a Skeletally Mature Population. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2021 11 17; 103(22):2126-2132.
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Primary Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor of the Femur: Case Report and Review of a Rare Intraosseous Malignancy. Int J Surg Pathol. 2022 May; 30(3):317-325.
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Groove-deepening trochleoplasty reduces lateral patellar maltracking and increases patellofemoral contact pressures: Dynamic simulation. J Orthop Res. 2022 07; 40(7):1529-1537.