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MeSH Heading: Femoral Fractures, Distal
Tree Number(s): C26.404.061.213; C26.558.276.213
Unique ID: D000092524
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000092524
Scope Note: Fractures of the distal FEMUR from the articular surface in the KNEE to the condylar region of the femur. A subset with a coronal-plane fracture of the distal femur condyle(s) is Hoffa Fracture.
Entry Term(s): Distal Femoral Fractures; Distal Femur Fractures; Femur Fractures, Distal; Lateral Femoral Condyle Fractures; Medial Femoral Condyle Fractures
Public MeSH Note: 2023
History Note: 2023
Date Established: 2023/01/01
Date of Entry: 2022/07/12
Revision Date: 2023/05/31

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cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

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congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M000752295
Scope Note: Fractures of the distal FEMUR from the articular surface in the KNEE to the condylar region of the femur. A subset with a coronal-plane fracture of the distal femur condyle(s) is Hoffa Fracture.
Terms: Femoral Fractures, Distal Preferred Term
Term UI T001112636
Date09/30/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Distal Femur Fractures
Term UI T001112639
Date09/30/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Femur Fractures, Distal
Term UI T001112640
Date09/30/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Distal Femoral Fractures
Term UI T001112623
Date09/30/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023)

Femoral Fractures, Distal MeSH Descriptor Data 2025