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MeSH Heading: Femur
Tree Number(s): A02.835.232.043.150
Unique ID: D005269
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005269
Annotation: fractures: FEMORAL FRACTURES & FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES are available but see note under HIP FRACTURES
Scope Note: The longest and largest bone of the skeleton, it is situated between the hip and the knee.
Entry Term(s): Greater Trochanter; Lesser Trochanter; Trochanter
NLM Classification #: WE 865
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/05/17

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radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Femur MeSH Descriptor Data 2025