"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Femur" by people in Profiles.
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Richard MJ, Lo GH, Driban JB, Canavatchel AR, LaValley M, Zhang M, Price LL, Miller E, Eaton CB, McAlindon TE. Knee cartilage change on magnetic resonance imaging: Should we lump or split topographical regions? A 2-year study of data from the osteoarthritis initiative. Clin Anat. 2024 Mar; 37(2):210-217.
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Shah HN, Barrett AA, Finlay AK, Arora P, Bellino MJ, Bishop JA, Gardner MJ, Miller MD, Huddleston JI, Maloney WJ, Goodman SB, Amanatullah DF. Arthroplasty for femoral neck fractures is at risk for under restoration of lateral femoral offset. Hip Int. 2024 Jan; 34(1):134-143.
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Braun BM, Ross JA, Swart EF. "Nailable" Does Not Always Mean Reducible in Distal Femur Fractures: Arthroplasty Component and Nail Design Matter. Orthopedics. 2023 Jan-Feb; 46(1):35-38.
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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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Wilson PL, Wyatt CW, Wagner KJ, Boes N, Sabatino MJ, Ellis HB. Combined Transphyseal and Lateral Extra-articular Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Novel Technique to Reduce ACL Reinjury While Allowing for Growth. Am J Sports Med. 2019 12; 47(14):3356-3364.
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Mathew S, Ellis HB, Wyatt CW, Sabatino MJ, Zynda AJ, Dennis G, Wilson PL. Is Anteromedial Drilling Safe in Transphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Adolescents with Growth Remaining? J Pediatr Orthop. 2019 Apr; 39(4):e278-e283.
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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).