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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
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Safety and Efficacy of the Subclavian Approach for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With the CoreValve Revalving System
Background—Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a new option for patients with severe aortic stenosis at high… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The influence of water removal on the strength and toughness of cortical bone.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Mechanical strain, induced noninvasively in the high-frequency domain, is anabolic to cancellous bone, but not cortical bone.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Tunnel expansion following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a comparison of hamstring and patellar tendon autografts
Abstract Thirty patients having had anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Mechanical validation of whole bone composite femur models.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Genetic variability in adult bone density among inbred strains of mice.
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
A prospective study of heparin-induced osteoporosis in pregnancy using bone densitometry.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The morphology of the proximal femur. A three-dimensional radiographic analysis.
Biological fixation of cementless femoral implants requires primary stability by optimal fit in the proximal femur. The anatomy… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Transforming growth factor-beta and the initiation of chondrogenesis and osteogenesis in the rat femur
We have investigated the ability of exogenous transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) to induce osteogenesis and… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Complications of Coronary Arteriography from the Collaborative Study of Coronary Artery Surgery (CASS)
Data were collected prospectively on 7553 consecutive patients undergoing coronary arteriog-raphy. The studies were performed at… 
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