The stresses experienced at the neck of the femur resulted in a fracture in both cases.
en.wikipedia.org After the pelvis come the femur (thigh), patella, stifle joint, tibia, fibula, tarsal (hock) bone and joint, large metatarsal (cannon) and small metatarsal (splint) bones.
en.wikipedia.org But even now there's too much loose skin below the sawed-off end of his femur and the skin is easily irritated when he fastens his artificial leg onto his stump.
www.thestar.com A striking visual characteristic of the family, beside dimorphism, is the unusual upward bend encountered near the femur of the first pair of legs.
en.wikipedia.org In order from the body they are the coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia, and tarsus.
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