femoral bone

If an individual were to fall, the hip protector would transmit released energy to the tissues and muscles surrounding the femoral bone.

Piotr Mahona had taken a bullet through the upper thigh, breaking his femoral bone but missing the artery.

In that case the skull or chest wall or pelvis or the femoral bones or tibia would have been crushed or broken.

The Pavlik harness is a device that has straps that holds the femoral bone in the acetabulum in place to prevent movement in order to prevent the condition from getting much worse as well as try to put the femoral head in the acetabulum in the correct position.