"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Femur" by people in Profiles.
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Risk of complete atypical femur fracture with Oral bisphosphonate exposure beyond three years. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2020 Dec 03; 21(1):801.
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Atypical Femur Fracture Risk versus Fragility Fracture Prevention with Bisphosphonates. Reply. N Engl J Med. 2020 11 26; 383(22):2189-2190.
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Atypical femur fractures among breast cancer and multiple myeloma patients receiving intravenous bisphosphonate therapy. Bone. 2012 Sep; 51(3):524-7.
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Prediction of incident hip fracture risk by femur geometry variables measured by hip structural analysis in the study of osteoporotic fractures. J Bone Miner Res. 2008 Dec; 23(12):1892-904.
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High-trauma fractures and low bone mineral density in older women and men. JAMA. 2007 Nov 28; 298(20):2381-8.
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Femoral bone mineral density in patients with heart failure. Osteoporos Int. 2006; 17(9):1420-7.
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Effects of dehydroepiandrosterone replacement therapy on bone mineral density in older adults: a randomized, controlled trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Aug; 91(8):2986-93.
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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha polymorphism, bone strength phenotypes, and the risk of fracture in older women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Jun; 90(6):3491-7.
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Longitudinal study of changes in hip bone mineral density in Caucasian and African-American women. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Feb; 53(2):183-9.
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Femur length and trisomy 21: impact of gestational age on screening efficiency. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Aug; 16(2):142-5.