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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The longest and largest bone of the skeleton, it is situated between the hip and the knee.

Descriptor ID	D005269
MeSH Number(s)	A02.835.232.043.650.247
Concept/Terms	Femur Femur Femurs Trochanter Trochanter Trochanters Greater Trochanter Greater Trochanter Greater Trochanters Trochanter, Greater Trochanters, Greater Lesser Trochanter Lesser Trochanter Lesser Trochanters Trochanter, Lesser Trochanters, Lesser

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Femur".

Anatomy [A]
Musculoskeletal System [A02]
Skeleton [A02.835]
Bone and Bones [A02.835.232]
Bones of Lower Extremity [A02.835.232.043]
Leg Bones [A02.835.232.043.650]
Femur [A02.835.232.043.650.247]

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Bar chart showing 35 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	1	0	1
1997	1	0	1
1999	0	1	1
2004	1	1	2
2007	1	0	1
2008	1	0	1
2009	1	0	1
2010	2	1	3
2011	0	3	3
2012	2	0	2
2013	1	1	2
2014	3	2	5
2015	0	2	2
2016	0	1	1
2017	0	2	2
2018	1	2	3
2020	1	1	2
2021	1	1	2

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Schoretsanitis G, Carlini SV, John M, Kane JM, Deligiannidis KM. Antenatal Antidepressant Prescription Associated With Reduced Fetal Femur Length but Not Estimated Fetal Weight: A Retrospective Ultrasonographic Study. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2021 Sep-Oct 01; 41(5):571-578.

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Harkey MS, Driban JB, Kuenze C, Zhang M, Salzler MJ. Pre-Operative Femoral Cartilage Ultrasound Characteristics Are Altered in People Who Report Symptoms at 1 year After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2021 07; 47(7):1976-1984.

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Li Z, Oh H, Cung M, Marquez SJ, Sun J, Hammad H, Janssens S, Pouliot P, Lambrecht BN, Yang YS, Shim JH, Greenblatt MB. TAOK3 is a MAP3K contributing to osteoblast differentiation and skeletal mineralization. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2020 10 22; 531(4):497-502.

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Lisee C, McGrath ML, Kuenze C, Zhang M, Salzler M, Driban JB, Harkey MS. Reliability of a Novel Semiautomated Ultrasound Segmentation Technique for Assessing Average Regional Femoral Articular Cartilage Thickness. J Sport Rehabil. 2020 Sep 01; 29(7):1042-1046.

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Chiu WK, Vien BS, Russ M, Fitzgerald M. Towards a Non-Invasive Technique for Healing Assessment of Internally Fixated Femur. Sensors (Basel). 2019 Feb 19; 19(4).

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Debnath S, Yallowitz AR, McCormick J, Lalani S, Zhang T, Xu R, Li N, Liu Y, Yang YS, Eiseman M, Shim JH, Hameed M, Healey JH, Bostrom MP, Landau DA, Greenblatt MB. Discovery of a periosteal stem cell mediating intramembranous bone formation. Nature. 2018 10; 562(7725):133-139.

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MacKay JW, Kapoor G, Driban JB, Lo GH, McAlindon TE, Toms AP, McCaskie AW, Gilbert FJ. Association of subchondral bone texture on magnetic resonance imaging with radiographic knee osteoarthritis progression: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative Bone Ancillary Study. Eur Radiol. 2018 Nov; 28(11):4687-4695.

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Lo GH, Schneider E, Driban JB, Price LL, Hunter DJ, Eaton CB, Hochberg MC, Jackson RD, Kwoh CK, Nevitt MC, Lynch JA, McAlindon TE. Periarticular bone predicts knee osteoarthritis progression: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2018 10; 48(2):155-161.

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Driban JB, Lohmander S, Frobell RB. Posttraumatic Bone Marrow Lesion Volume and Knee Pain Within 4 Weeks After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury. J Athl Train. 2017 Jun 02; 52(6):575-580.

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Ward RJ, Roberts CC, Bencardino JT, Arnold E, Baccei SJ, Cassidy RC, Chang EY, Fox MG, Greenspan BS, Gyftopoulos S, Hochman MG, Mintz DN, Newman JS, Reitman C, Rosenberg ZS, Shah NA, Small KM, Weissman BN. ACR Appropriateness Criteria? Osteoporosis?and?Bone Mineral Density. J Am Coll Radiol. 2017 May; 14(5S):S189-S202.

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