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What is a trochanter?

What is a trochanter? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck.
  2. In some arthropods, the second segment of the leg, between the coxa and the femur.
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The trochanteric bursa is located over the lateral prominence of the greater trochanter of the femur.
The pain may be in the groin, buttocks, anterior thigh, or over the area of the greater trochanter.
Similar trends were found when measuring density at the femoral neck and greater trochanter.
These are the trochanter, which acts as a swivel joint for the leg, and the coxa, which anchors the leg to the body.
As a rule, we resect about 10 cm, which means making an osteotomy at the distal border of the lesser trochanter.
All coxae triangular, trochanter comprising a single podomere, legs similar, composed of seven podomcres.

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