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Femur

Known as: Thigh bone, Os femoris, Bone, Femoral 
The longest and largest bone of the skeleton, it is situated between the hip and the knee.
National Institutes of Health

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Narrower (10)

Acrocapitofemoral DysplasiaBone structure of shaft of femurDysplasia epiphysealis hemimelicaFemoral hypoplasia - unusual facies syndrome
Amputation above-knee (procedure)Blood supply aspectsBody partBone of femur

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Bone of limbBone structure of lower limb

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Temporal changes in systemic and local expression of bone turnover markers during six months of sclerostin antibody administration to ovariectomized rats.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Segmental bone regeneration using a load-bearing biodegradable carrier of bone morphogenetic protein-2.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Influence of diabetic metabolic state on fracture healing in spontaneously diabetic rats
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) has been shown to alter the properties of bone and impair fracture healing in both humans and… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Brittle IV Mouse Model for Osteogenesis Imperfecta IV Demonstrates Postpubertal Adaptations to Improve Whole Bone Strength
The Brtl mouse model for type IV osteogenesis imperfecta improves its whole bone strength and stiffness between 2 and 6 months of… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Type I collagen mutation alters the strength and fatigue behavior of Mov13 cortical tissue.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Evidence for in vivo carotid and femoral wall thickening in human hypertension. Groupe de Prévention Cardio-vasculaire en Médecine du Travail.
Little is known of the in vivo structural changes of large arteries in uncomplicated hypertension. Therefore, we measured the… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The number of fibroblastic colonies formed from bone marrow is decreased and the in vitro proliferation rate of trabecular bone cells increased in aged rats.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Trans-differentiation of hypertrophic chondrocytes into cells capable of producing a mineralized bone matrix.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Effects of Spaceflight on Structural and Material Strength of Growing Bone
Abstract Rats in space for 18.5 days did not exhibit the normal gain in femoral bone strength of terrestrial controls. The… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Short-limbed dwarfism: ultrasonographic diagnosis by mensuration of fetal femoral length.
The femoral lengths of 70 normal fetuses, five short-limbed dwarfs, and two additional normal fetuses at risk for dwarfism were… 
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