the femur bone is located on the lateral side in the leg.
the femur bone is located on the lateral side in the leg.
where is the femur bone located in the leg?
on the lateral side
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the femur (, pl. "femurs" or "femora" ) or thigh bone, is the proximal bone of the hindlimb in tetrapod vertebrates. the head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum in the pelvic bone forming the hip joint, while the distal part of the femur articulates with the tibia and kneecap forming the knee joint. by most measures the femur is the strongest bone in the body. the femur is also the longest bone in the human body.









































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the hip resurfacing devices are metal-on-metal articulating devices which differ from total hip replacement devices because they are more bone conserving and retain the natural geometry (so-called large ball thr devices share this trait). a thr requires that the upper portion of the femur bone be cut off to accept the stem portion of a thr device. the femur cap of the hip resurfacing devices does not require the femur bone be cut off; instead the top of the femoral head is shaped to closely fit the underside of the cap. both hip resurfacing and hip replacement require that a cup is placed in the acetabulum of the hip socket. the main advantage of the hip resurfacing surgery is that when a revision is required, there is still an intact femur bone left for a thr stem. when a thr stem requires a revision, the metal stem in the femur has to be removed and often more bone is lost in the process of removal and replacement with a larger diameter stem. having a hip resurfacing at a younger age means that a revision will likely be easier to perform when required.
hip resurfacing