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Femur

The femur is the longest and strongest bone in the body. It is a typical long bone with an upper end, lower end, and shaft. The femur has a rounded head that articulates with the acetabulum of the hip bone. It also has a neck, greater trochanter, and lesser trochanter on its upper end. The greater trochanter has surfaces for muscle attachments. The femur provides attachment points for important ligaments and muscles that allow for movement and stability of the hip and thigh.

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Femur

The femur is the longest and strongest bone in the body. It is a typical long bone with an upper end, lower end, and shaft. The femur has a rounded head that articulates with the acetabulum of the hip bone. It also has a neck, greater trochanter, and lesser trochanter on its upper end. The greater trochanter has surfaces for muscle attachments. The femur provides attachment points for important ligaments and muscles that allow for movement and stability of the hip and thigh.

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FEMUR

Itisthelongestandstrongestboneinthebody.
Itisatypicallongbone(becauseithasthreepartsupperend,lowerend&shaft)

ANATOMICALPOINTS:
Thisisthefemurofleft/rightside
roundedheaddirectedupwards,forwards&medially
anteriorsurfaceisconvex
posteriorsurfaceismarkedbyLineaaspera
intertrochantericlineliesanteriorly&intertrochantericcrestliesposteriorly
twocondylemedial&lateralcondylelieinsamehorizontalplane
adductortubercleliesmedially

UPPEREND

Upperendpossesses:1.Head2.Neck
3.Greatertrochanter4.Lessertrochanter

Head:

Itarticulateswiththeacetabulumofhipbone

Thereisasmalldepressionbehinditscentercalled
Foveas

orpit

attachment:
Ligamentofheadofthe
femur/Ligamentumteresfemoris(
roundligamentofthe
femur
orthe
fovealligament)
Bloodsupplyofheadoffemur:

smallmedialpartobturatorartery
largelateralpartfemoralartery

Neck:

ANGLEOFINCLINATION:
Infemur,longaxisofneck&longaxisofshaftmakesananglewhich
isknownasangleofinclination.Itisnormally1250

.Thisangleislessinfemale.

Greatertrochanter:
Itpossesses3surfaces&1border
anteriorsurface

gluteusminimus

muscleisinserted
lateralsurface
gluteusmedius
muscleisinserted

medialsurface
hasadepressioncalled
Trochantericfossa
attachment:
tendonof

obturatorexternus
isinsertedintothefossa

acommontendonof3musclesisinserted
intoabove&infrontofthefossa&
themusclesare
Obturatorinternus

Gemellussuperior
Gemellusinferior
superiorborder
Piriformis
muscleis
inserted

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