"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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2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2017 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
2018 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
2019 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Femur" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the Imperial Femoral Intramedullary Nailing Cognitive Task Analysis (IFINCTA) tool in a real-time simulation setting (Distributed Interactive Simulation): a randomized controlled trial. Injury. 2021 Nov; 52(11):3420-3426.
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Bone fragility of a school child during COVID-19. Nagoya J Med Sci. 2021 02; 83(1):217-218.
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The burden of proximal femur fractures and other skeletal injuries during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown: a retrospective comparative study. Acta Biomed. 2020 12 30; 91(14-S):e2020001.
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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the Emergency Room and Orthopedic Departments in Piacenza: a retrospective analysis. Acta Biomed. 2020 12 30; 91(14-S):e2020028.
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Inter-implant fractures: an unmet medical need-a preventive approach proposal. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2020 Apr; 30(3):539-543.
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The Impact of Smoking on Bone Metabolism, Bone Mineral Density and Vertebral Fractures in Postmenopausal Women. J Clin Densitom. 2020 Jul - Sep; 23(3):381-389.
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MiR-126 affects femoral fracture healing in rats through PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. Panminerva Med. 2021 Mar; 63(1):89-90.
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First report of Heleomyzidae (Diptera) recovered from the inner cavity of an intact human femur. J Forensic Leg Med. 2019 Aug; 66:4-7.
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Melorheostosis and Osteopoikilosis Clinical and Molecular Description of an Italian Case Series. Calcif Tissue Int. 2019 Aug; 105(2):215-221.
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Highly variable coronal tibial and femoral alignment in osteoarthritic knees: a systematic review. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 May; 27(5):1368-1377.