"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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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Femur" by people in Profiles.
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Changes in femoral bone mineral density after total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Osteoporos. 2019 02 23; 14(1):23.
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Gender Disparity between Donor Sites of the Trochlea Used for Autologous Osteoarticular Transfer: An MRI Analysis. J Knee Surg. 2020 Apr; 33(4):357-364.
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Popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm due to femur exostosis. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2019 Jan; 27(1):39-41.
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Biological and functional evaluation of a novel pyrolytic carbon implant for the treatment of focal osteochondral defects in the medial femoral condyle: assessment in a canine model. J Orthop Surg Res. 2016 Dec 01; 11(1):155.
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Microsphere-based gradient implants for osteochondral regeneration: a long-term study in sheep. Regen Med. 2015; 10(6):709-28.
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ZIP4 silencing improves bone loss in pancreatic cancer. Oncotarget. 2015 Sep 22; 6(28):26041-51.
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Low-dose irradiation and constrained revision for severe, idiopathic, arthrofibrosis following total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2013 Sep; 28(8):1314-20.
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Skeletal indicators of ecological specialization in pika (Mammalia, Ochotonidae). J Morphol. 2013 May; 274(5):585-602.
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CD73-generated adenosine promotes osteoblast differentiation. J Cell Physiol. 2012 Jun; 227(6):2622-31.
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Osteochondral interface regeneration of the rabbit knee with macroscopic gradients of bioactive signals. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2012 Jan; 100(1):162-70.