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Structure of greater trochanter of femur
Known as:
Trochanters, Greater
, Great Trochanter
, Greater Trochanters
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A large, irregular, quadrilateral area of bone found at the neck of the femur.
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Femur
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Trochanteric Nail Insertion for the Treatment of Femoral Shaft Fractures
W. Ricci
,
S. Devinney
,
G. Haidukewych
,
D. Herscovici
,
R. Sanders
Journal of Orthopaedics and Trauma
2005
Corpus ID: 22213080
Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate whether the use of a new femoral nail, specifically designed to be inserted…
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Contribution of inter-site variations in architecture to trabecular bone apparent yield strains.
E. Morgan
,
H. Bayraktar
,
O. C. Yeh
,
S. Majumdar
,
A. Burghardt
,
T. Keaveny
Journal of Biomechanics
2004
Corpus ID: 6049996
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Influence of Disease Activity and Chronicity on Ankylosing Spondylitis Bone Mass Loss
E. S. Meirelles
,
A. Borelli
,
O. P. Camargo
Clinical Rheumatology
1999
Corpus ID: 20703199
Abstract: We investigated 30 consecutive Brazilian patients with definite ankylosing spondylitis (AS) fulfilling the New York and…
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Effects of physical exercise on bone mass, balance skill and aerobic capacity in women and men with low bone mineral density, after one year of training ‐ a prospective study
A. C. Grahn Kronhed
,
M. Möller
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in…
1998
Corpus ID: 22183076
Grahn Kronhed AC, Möller M. Effects of physical exercise on bone mass, balance skill and aerobic capacity in women and men with…
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
The relationship between head-neck-shaft angle, calcar width, articular cartilage thickness and bone volume in arthrosis of the hip.
R. Moore
,
N. Fazzalari
,
B. Manthey
,
B. Vernon‐roberts
British Journal of Rheumatology
1994
Corpus ID: 21893346
The thickness of articular cartilage and the macroscopic and morphometric characteristics of bone in the proximal femur were…
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Subsidence, tip, and hump micromovements of noncoated ribbed femoral prostheses.
Johan Kxrrholm
,
Finnur
,
Snorrason
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
1993
Corpus ID: 22129251
The micromovements of 18 ribbed femoral prostheses were measured for two years postoperatively. Repeated roentgen…
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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Reattachment of the greater trochanter after hip replacement.
B. Wroblewski
,
P. Shelley
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume
1985
Corpus ID: 42444924
A method of performing a biplanar intracapsular trochanteric osteotomy with a Gigli saw was designed and tested prospectively in…
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1982
1982
How "representative" is the Terry collection? evidence from the proximal femur.
M. F. Ericksen
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
1982
Corpus ID: 41689946
The work reported here is the beginning of an attempt to determine whether data on skeletal aging changes derived from the Terry…
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Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Aging changes in the medullary cavity of the proximal femur in American Blacks and Whites.
M. F. Ericksen
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
1979
Corpus ID: 33879796
This study explores changes with age in the medullary cavity in an area of the femur which is becoming of increasing clinical…
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Review
1975
Review
1975
A new approach to total hip replacement without osteotomy of the greater trochanter.
W. Harris
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
1975
Corpus ID: 11760375
To be able to perform total hip replacement without osteotomy of the greater trochanter has specific advantages including reduced…
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