femur neck
femoral neck
neck of femur

The lesser trochanter is a cone-shaped extension of the lowest part of the femur neck.

Neck, from Latin collum, such as collum femoris (femur neck) or collum humeri (Neck of the humerus)

Another study found that in 2011, femur neck fractures were among the most expensive conditions seen in US hospitals, with an aggregated cost of nearly $4.9 billion for 316,000 inpatient hospitalizations.

The femur neck (femoral neck or neck of the femur) is a flattened pyramidal process of bone, connecting the femoral head with the femoral shaft, and forming with the latter a wide angle opening medialward.

With femoral neck angles of up to 100 degrees the response can be normal.

Bone mass was also maintained although not increased in the femoral neck.

There are many methods surgeons use to calculate the true centre of the femoral neck.

Its femoral neck extends dorsomedially at about 90 to the shaft.

She moved her finger up to the femoral neck, where it angled across to the pelvis.

Normally, the head of the femur, called the capital, should sit squarely on the femoral neck.

Physiologic, health and lifestyle factors associated with femoral neck bone density in older women.

Normally, at birth the angle of inclination of the femoral neck is 1500.

Femoral neck fractures: admissions, bed use, outcome and projections (letter).

Doctors diagnosed a fracture of the femoral neck.

It is supported by the femoral neck.

Mal-orientation of the implant stem in relation to the femoral neck axis.

In the hip: Fractures of the femoral head and femoral neck.

Internal fixation of femoral neck fractures: two methods compared.

The protrusio may progress until the femoral neck impinges against the pelvis.

A computer-assisted device to calculate the true centre of the femoral neck, without the above disadvantages, has not yet been created.

Hypoxia after hip surgery, particularly after femoral neck fracture, is common.

"Functional recovery after operative treatment of femoral neck fractures in an institutionalized elderly population."

A broken hip due to a severely weakened femoral neck too often marks the beginning of the end for many people with osteoporosis.

A serious but common complication of a fractured femoral neck is avascular necrosis.

The circular fibers form a collar around the femoral neck called the zona orbicularis.

BMD at the femoral neck was the best predictor of hip fracture risk.

The femoral neck BMD were also lower, but reached significance only in the 51-60-age group.

Anesthetic techniques during surgical repair of femoral neck fractures: a meta-analysis.

Both lumbar spine and femoral neck measurements are routinely obtained to provide:

The first area looked at was neck of femur fractures.

What clinical features would point to a fractured neck of femur?

Neck of femur fractures is just the first area.

During the last 3 months two patients sustained fractured neck of femurs, one patient subsequently died.

Critical path analysis for the management of fractured neck of femur.

Dietary supplementation in elderly patients with fractured neck of femur.

A case study - classification of fractures involving the neck of femur.

Fractured neck of femur - prevention and management.

Klein's line is a line running along the superior edge of a neck of femur.

Fractured neck of femur patient management at both the inpatient and post discharge rehabilitation stages.

Post-operative analgesia after triple nerve block for fractured neck of femur.

A prospective population-based comparison of outcome in fractured neck of femur.

The x-ray confirmed a fractured neck of femur and Miss A was transferred to the public hospital for surgery.

Best results are obtained when there is no (non-medical) delay in the management of, for example, fractured neck of femur.

A randomised controlled trial of home rehabilitation for patients with fractured neck of femur or lower limb.

A cost-benefit study of geriatric-orthopaedic management of patients with fractured neck of femur.

Benefits of supplementary tube feeding after fractured neck of femur: a randomised controlled trial.

Of these, 28 were treated with standard care and 29 using a coordinated multidisciplinary clinical pathway for fractured neck of femur.

Hypotension in elderly patients undergoing spinal anaesthesia for repair of fractured neck of femur.

Fractured neck of femur with malunion (plus additional rating from Table 9.4.2 for loss of motion)

Hospital or home for fractured neck of femur I: four months follow-up of health outcomes (unpublished manuscripts)

A 12-prospective cohort study was conducted comprising 57 patients admitted via the emergency department with a primary diagnosis of fractured neck of femur.

Fractures of the neck of femur healed in good position should be evaluated according to range of motion criteria in Table 9.4.2.

Fractured Neck of Femur Health Outcomes Project Team.

"92-year-old woman, query fractured neck of femur in left side," Wilson explains, in the medical shorthand that peppers A&E staff's conversations.