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Sentence Examples One of the Americans found a few leg bones and freaked out so they told him it was a buffalo, but I could see it was a human femur and tibia. Most of what I found were unidentifiable broken sections of long bones, but I did find a bird femur and a nice rodent astragalus. This has the effect of moving the femur farther forward than would be possible with an akinetic pelvis thereby increasing stride length. A cockroach leg is made up of a number of distinct segments, arranged along the proximo-distal axis in the order coxa, femur, tibia, tarsus. In addition to the pretarsus, tarsus, tibia and femur, insects have two proximal segments not shown in the figure. Also known as the shin bone, the tibia is the more medial bone and carries most of the weight transmitted between the femur and foot. The trochanteric bursa is located over the lateral prominence of the greater trochanter of the femur. The inferior gluteal artery also assists in forming the cruciate anastomosis that forms around the neck and greater trochanter of the femur. The variations in femur morphology and bilateral symmetry observed among the three sample groups are not statistically different. The hip joint is a ball-and-socket joint because the spherical head of the femur moves inside the cup-shaped acetabulum. Gradually the blood vessels to the hip cut off nourishment to the head of the femur where it fits into the acetabulum. The hip is a synovial, ball-and-socket joint formed by the head of the femur and acetabulum of the coxal bone. When large bones, such as the pelvis or femur are fractured, there will be internal bleeding from the bone and this can cause similar symptoms. The surgeon then packs cement along the distal femur and hammers the femoral implant into place. The claw is closeable over its entire length and the prey is fixed between the femur and the tibia of the insect leg. The hind limb includes a femur, tibia, fibula, astragalus, calcaneum, distal tarsal four, and remains of four metatarsals and two phalanges. Both types of arthropods employ two short basal segments, coxa and trochanter, although the trochanter and femur are fused in some insects. Apatosaurus shows some positively allometric trends that probably correlate with the overall robustness of its femur. The surgeon places a guide over the lateral femur to identify the location for the femoral neck osteotomy. The kneecap is then moved across to the outer side of the knee to expose the knee joint behind it, between the tibia and the femur. Show More Sentences In contrast, Binkley et al found no benefit on bone turnover or distal femur BMD density in ovariectomized rats. We recorded pronotum length, mean hind femur length, mean forewing length, and mean hindwing length for each individual. Upon thawing, the head and left metathoracic femur of each moth were removed and dried. Their digestive tract is adapted to break down fairly large bones such as the femur of the chamois, the small, goatlike antelope of the Alps. He lived only ten weeks after his diagnosis, the disease having already metastasized to his spine and bony pelvis, femur, skull, and tibia. The cnemial crest is a rather enormous proximal extension of the tibiotarsus and sticks out beyond the distal end of the femur. The Lachman test is performed with the knee at 30 degrees in a supine position and involves anterior displacement of the tibia on the femur. It has an expanded head with a broad articular surface which articulates with the tibial condyle of the femur. The most common sites of origin for osseous lesions are the long bones, such as the femur or humerus or the pelvic bones. Certain fractures of larger long bones, such as the femur, are hard to keep straight in a cast. Now he has been left hobbling on crutches after muggers fractured the top of his femur while trying to rip off his running shoes. In long bones, such as the femur a more complex, spiral fracture is more common. Bruising of the articular cartilage of the femur is also seen on the MRI scans of these patients. The chisel is placed between the prosthesis and femur, atraumatically separating the ingrowth that holds the prosthesis in place. The lower end of the femur articulates, through two condyles, with the top of the tibia, which is shaped rather like a plateau. Radiographs of the right knee demonstrated a bony fragment in the medial condyle of the femur. The lateral head arises from the lateral surface of the lateral condyle of the femur, proximal and posterior to the lateral epicondyle. When fully flexed, the posterior condyles of both the femur and tibia are in contact. Note that the sartorius muscle has become a thin band as it crosses over and behind the medial condyle of the femur. The proximal tibia is the most common site followed by the femur, fibula, and ischium. Show More Sentences The proximal femur and distal tibia were potted in cylindrical molds of polymethyl methacrylate for gripping in the test fixtures. The pelvis is one of some length while the femur is relatively short compared to the length of gaskin. In 1887, Eugene Dubois discovered a skullcap, a femur, and a molar in the same area. While the femur could likely fold back against the side to a considerable degree, it cannot rotate dorsoventrally. For example, figure 3 depicts an orthopaedics unit reviewing its care for patients with fractured neck of femur. On its proximal end, the rounded head of the femur articulates with the coxal bone, within the acetabulum. This is partly because the hip must be dislocated and, thus, the vein will be torqued and twisted to prepare the femur for the implant. The operation was success and her femur was pinned together with three large metal pins. The right femur is preserved on the ventral surface of the vertebral column in a somewhat distorted fashion. It is in its most superficial position as it passes over the medial condyles of the tibia and femur. It extends to the posterior part of the medial surface of the lateral condyle of the femur. Bone mineral density of the lumbar spine and proximal femur were measured with dual energy x ray absorptiometry. In this operation both the head of the femur and the acetabulum are replaced. The hip is a true ball-and-socket joint, where the ball of the femur is securely cradled in a deep socket of pelvic bone called the acetabulum. The articulation between the head of the femur and the acetabulum form the hip joint. Go ahead and lay supine and see if you can get your cervical vertebrae and sacrum on the ball simultaneously, with your femur parallel to the floor. Being an evolutionist, he naturally interprets this smaller piece of bone as a throw-back to the femur, or thigh bone, of the whale's evolutionary ancestor. Several areas of the pelvis and the femur are likely to sustain injuries. The remains include a complete tibia and shoulder blade, as well as parts of a femur, ribs, vertebrae, collarbone and pelvis, as well as an ankle bone. The best preserved impressions of patagium in Pterodactylus show the membrane connected to the thigh about two-thirds of the distance along the femur. Show More Sentences Hip dysplasia is a malformation of the hip joint resulting in a unthrifty fit between the head of the femur bone and the hip socket, in which the femoral head normally lies. One of the H. erectus bones, part of a femur, even reveals telltale surface etchings from stomach acid, indicating it was swallowed and then disgorged. With attention now focused on the femur, the surgeon inserts a hollow, box osteotome in the femoral canal to create a pilot hole for femoral reaming instrumentation. Then the bear bit his leg, sinking a tooth all the way to the femur bone. He suffered a broken femur, broken jaw and broken cheekbone. The surgeon completes the notchplasty with a spherical motorized arthroscopic burr until the posterior edge of the femur is identified and probed. The patient's medical history was significant for grade 4 osteosarcoma, telangiectatic variant, of the left femur at the age of 6 years, with bilateral lung metastases. The acetabulum is also the socket for the head of the femur. Radiographic studies showed a collapse of the eighth vertebra and a subcortical defect on the inner surface of the distal end of the patient's left femur. The femur, in the thigh, articulates at the hip joint with the pelvic girdle, linking the legs to the vertebral column via the sacro-iliac joints. Regardless of the chosen system, a primary THA replaces the proximal femur, including the femoral head, and resurfaces the acetabulum, creating a new ball-and-socket joint. Hip anteversion is the angle of the femur neck relative to the distal femoral metaphysis, and is up to 45o in the infant. The menisci, medial and lateral, are semi-lunar wedges of cartilage between the tibia, and the femur. In some cases the intertrochanteric fracture is multifragmentary and reversed and separates the greater trochanter completely from the femur. The femur evolved into a slightly more angular position to move the center of gravity toward the geometric center of the body. In adults, red marrow is mostly found in the bone marrow of the femur, the ribs, the vertebrae and pelvic bones. Legs yellow apart from brown patch on mid coxa, tip of hind femur and most of hind tibia. Bone density, osteoarthrosis of the hip, and fracture of the upper end of the femur. After palpating his leg I found a lump, which turned out to be a tumour which had the potential to destroy his femur and could have been fatal. The two menisci function as padding between the femur and the tibia, moving with the bones to allow more motion in the legs and feet. Show More Sentences The excavation turned up one small femur, one broken calva, and one jawbone. The femur in the left leg of one-and-a-half year old Shogun was broken into five pieces when a speeding car hit him two weeks ago. In neonates and infants, the femur and tibia are most commonly affected by AHO, with the metaphyseal portion being the site of initial lesions. Each subject descended to the parallel position which was attained when the greater trochanter of the femur reached the same level as the knee. They are most often found in the epiphyses of long bones, typically the distal femur and proximal tibia. Morphometric variables were body length, 3rd femur length, 3rd tibia length, pronotum length, prothorax height, and tegmen length. To feed a bigger family, a deboned shoulder or a leg with the hipbone removed but the femur left in are the top options. Reflective markers were placed bilaterally on the acromion of the scapula, greater trochanter of the femur, and lateral epicondyle of the femur. The elbow and knee joint centers were defined as midway between the medial and the lateral epicondyles, of the humerus and femur, respectively. The right femur displays a third trochanter near its proximal end, which is situated cranioventrally with respect to the mare. Thereafter, bone mineral dansities were measured from lumbar vertebra and femur neck by Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry method. Gestational age can be assessed by accurate measurements of biparietal diameter, head circumference, femur length and abdominal circumference. The trochlear groove of the distal femur is the other important primary stabilizer of the patella. A bone scintigraph demonstrated a slight asymmetric increased signal in the epiphysial disc of the femur at the fight knee. Elemental analysis of femoral bone from patients with fractured neck of femur or osteoarthrosis. Hind femur with anteroventral row of rather fine setae nearly as long as depth of femur, other setae including posteroventrals short and fine. The large medial head originates by fleshy fibers from the intercondylar area of the femur. Ossy, pictured, suffered a cracked femur earlier this year after being hit by an air gun. The treatment of subtrochanteric femur fractures has changed substantially over the past two decades. The femur is the medical name for a thigh bone, the longest bone in the body. Show More Sentences Douglas was beaten severely, according to the newspaper article, and suffered a broken femur. The tendon of the gluteus maximus muscle was split to allow anterior translation of the femur and to prevent traction on the sciatic nerve. A 58-year-old male with multiple enchondromas experienced malignant degeneration of one into a chondrosarcoma of the distal femur. The Zimmer Natural Nail Cephalomedullary Nail is designed to help address fractures of the femur, especially intertrochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures. He correctly identified the bone as the lower extremity of the femur of a large animal, and recognized that it was too large to belong to any known species. Coxa grey, grey haired, femur blackbrown, yellowwhite haired along the distal lateral border, tibia redbrown to blackbrown, yellowred haired at base, then black haired. Hind femur distinctly to strongly swollen, with spinose ventral setae. Anterior cruciate ligament links femur and tibia bones inside the knee and contributes to the stability of knee by preventing any frontward sliding of the leg bone. It is removed from its attachment to the silverside along the natural seam, and from the topside by a straight cut along the line of the femur bone. Direct true lateral radiographs of the femur were taken paying special attention to the conjunction of the contours of the posterior femoral condyles on one another. Cross-sectional area of the femur was the skeletal variable that best predicted body mass, while length of the lower fourth premolar was the most predictive dental variable. The accident sent Bahutule into coma straight away. When he came to his senses, he lay in bed with a fractured right femur bone and a crushed left elbow. In the midline the posterior apex of the fat pad is continuous with the infrapatellar plica that runs posterosuperiorly to attach to the intercondylar notch of the femur. The former strongman, who was handed a three-year jail term on corruption charges last month, could undergo surgery to fix his broken femur with screws, the sources added. These individual expectations of the femur anatomy could neither be quantified nor shared among the design team, hampering the cooperative engineering of the implant geometry. Its proximal ann was aligned with the lateral midline of the femur and the distal arm was aligned with the head of the fibula and lateral malleolus. In the presented case, the initial CT scan identified two hematomas about the proximal femur, both of which increased in size on a follow-up scan. Psoas major and minor both insert on the lesser trochanter of the femur. On the upper end of the femur is a bulge called the greater trochanter. Bisphosphonates, a drug known to increase bone mass and prevent fractures, has been associated with atypical femur fractures in a small, but significant number of patients. Show More Sentences Front femur with dorsoapical pair of macrosetae, AM1 enlarged and situated on ventral margin, intercalary row with 1 large basal setae and 6 smaller setae more distad. The knee's menisci are two half-moon, wedge-shaped pieces of cartilage that act as a shock absorber distributing forces evenly between the femur and tibia in the knee joint. Examples from Classical Literature The nose of the bullet is at the epiphyseal line, which is shown in the femur. The femur has, in most species, a prominent ridge below the greater trochanter presenting the characters of a third trochanter. This patient was tabetic and sustained a spontaneous fracture of the femur. Name given to two projections on the upper extremities of the femur, which give attachment to the rotator muscles of the thigh. The length of the femur, two-thirds of which represent the depth of the seat. The vertebra and femur were found in the lower subdivision of the Pampas formation. The cup-shaped cavity of the innominate bone for receiving the head of the femur. It never shows the mark of the ligamentous attachment to the head of the femur, which is seen in Mammals. Spiral fractures result from forcible torsion of a long bone, and are met with most frequently in the tibia, femur, and humerus. The Knee Joint is a hinge formed by the condyles and trochlea of the femur, the patella, and the head of the tibia. It is often found between the patella and the trochlear surface of the femur in tuberculous disease of the knee. Holt reports a case where a child bled to death following incision into an epiphyseal swelling at the lower end of the femur. The most frequent site of fracture, or separation of the epiphysis, is the lower end of the femur. Its most usual seat is the tibia, but it is also met with in the femur, ulna, and parietal bone. The popliteal area is a depression on the posterior surface of the distal part of the femur immediately proximal to the condyles. The epiphysis at the lower end of the femur may be displaced into the ham and press on the popliteal vessels. The popliteus arises from the external surface of the external condyle of the femur. The course of the bullet was anteroposterior through the axis of the femur. Anterior to the acetabulum the origin is aponeurotic, and the edge of this aponeurosis passes over the proximal end of the femur. The creature is only known by a calvarium, two separate teeth, and a femur. Show More Sentences In one of the legs determine the coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia and tarsal segments. The third and fourth legs have the femur and patella orange. Tibia, concave on inner edge, pedicellate, shorter than femur. This is best studied in the case of a long bone like the femur or humerus. At the same time the shaft of the femur is adducted and rotated outwards. There is a slight ridge on the femur in the place of a third trochanter. That the patella and articular surface of the femur are healthy. Ben broke his right femur thighbone in three places, snapped his left arm, damaged his kneecap and badly hurt his elbow on his left arm. There was blood on both sides, a couple of gaugers were hit, one of Isaac's men fatally so and another with a shattered femur. A skiagram shows the extent of the mass and its relationship to the femur. The palpi have the femur dark brown at the base and white at the end. The patella and tibia are together about as long as the femur. The patella and tibia together are nearly as long as the femur. These can be likened too sponge filled discs between the femur and the tibia. The femur has a slight ridge representing the third trochanter. Tarsus about length of femur, reticulate at back and generally in front. The femur has no third trochanter, and the tibia and fibula are distinct. She bit off his left front tarsus and consumed the tibia and femur. The femur frequently has a ridge representing the third trochanter. The neck of the femur is shortened and its angle diminished. Show More Sentences The cranial cruciate ligament anchors the tibia to prevent it from moving forward in respect to the femur when the stifle undergoes pressure and movement. The ligament essentially connects the femur to the anterolateral tibia. The proximal diaphysis sections from the femur and tibia and the acetabulum of the femur were cut for scanning electron microscope study in every rat. Police and medics found that Bobby Cruse, 19, suffered a broken femur and scratches when he was hit by his grand mother's 1997 Chevrolet Lumina sedan, officials said. The third and elongated joint of the brachium, answering to the Femur in the legs. Find more words! 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Words that rhyme with femur What is the plural of femur? What is the adjective for femur? What is the noun for femur? Translations for femur Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words femoris femoral femora femme fatale femme feminizing femurs fen fence Fence fenced fenced-in 5-letter Words Starting With f fe fem femu