"Femoral Fractures" 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.
Fractures of the femur.
| Descriptor ID |
D005264
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.404.061 C26.558.276
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| Concept/Terms |
Femoral Fractures- Femoral Fractures
- Femoral Fracture
- Fracture, Femoral
- Fractures, Femoral
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Femoral Fractures" by people in Profiles.
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Distal Femoral Interlocking Screw Length Can be Estimated Using "Anatomic Zones" During Femoral Intramedullary Nailing. Orthop Surg. 2026 Oct; 18(10):2176-2182.
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Risk of Distal Femur Fracture in Antegrade Intramedullary Nail Fixation of Proximal Femur Fractures: A Finite Element Study. J Orthop Res. 2025 09; 43(9):1599-1605.
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Predictors of Venous Thromboembolism Following Geriatric Distal Femur Fracture Fixation: Are These Patients at Higher Risk Compared With Hip Fracture Patients? J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2025 Jan 01; 9(1).
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Achieving Limb-Length Equality in Femoral Shaft Fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2024 08 01; 38(8S):S9-S10.
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Lactic acid levels are associated with morbidity, length of stay, and total treatment costs in urban trauma patients with lower extremity long bone fractures. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2024 May; 34(4):1963-1970.
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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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Racial Disparities in the Operative Management of Orthopedic Trauma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am Surg. 2023 Nov; 89(11):4521-4530.
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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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Effect of nailing technique on length of stay in isolated ballistic femoral shaft fractures. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2023 Feb; 33(2):353-360.