The femur is the longest, strongest bone in your body. It plays an important role in how you stand, move and keep your balance. Femurs usually only break from serious traumas like car accidents.

2024年8月11日 · The anatomy of the femur, or thigh bone, allows it to support and stabilize the body. It can be affected by fractures, osteoporosis, and other conditions.

What is a femur and what happens when it breaks? Your femur — the leg bone between your hip and knee — is the longest, heaviest and strongest bone in your body. It takes tremendous …

2021年11月8日 · The femur, commonly known as the thigh bone or thighbone, is the longest, strongest, and heaviest bone in the human body. The name of the bone is derived from the …

2023年9月11日 · This article covers the anatomy of the femur, its bony elements, and the muscle attachments. Learn the femur bone now at Kenhub.

2020年11月13日 · The femur is the only bone in the thigh and the longest bone in the body. It acts as the site of origin and attachment of many muscles and ligaments, and can be divided into …

The femur (/ ˈ f iː m ər /; pl.: femurs or femora / ˈ f ɛ m ər ə /), [1] [2] or thigh bone, is the only bone in the thigh — the region of the lower limb between the hip and the knee. In many four-legged …

2023年11月17日 · Both the hip and the knee joints are synovial joints covered by cartilage to reduce friction and optimize the range of motion. The bony features serve as landmarks for …

2024年5月15日 · The femur is more commonly referred to as the thigh bone. It is the only bone in the upper portion of your leg and is surrounded by your thigh muscles, including your …

Figure 2: Front x-rays (left and center) and side x-ray (right) of a right femur showing a fracture of the femoral shaft. Femur breaks almost always need surgery. If doctors can't do surgery right …