Femur

The femur, is the longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the entire human body. In the human body, all of the body’s weight is supported by the femurs which are located in the human thigh. The femur is classified as a long bone and extends from the hip down to the knee. The head of the femur articulates with the pelvis to form the hip joint. The neck is a narrow connection between the head of the femur and the diaphysis of it. The diaphysis is the shaft of the bone and the facet is the small smooth

extension with a slight degree of medial and lateral rotation. The joint is formed by the two articulations between the femur, tibia and patella. The joint consists of two articulations. The Tibiofemoral, which is, the medial and lateral condyles of the femur that articulate with the tibial condyles. The second being the Patellofemoral, which is, the anterior and distal section of the femur which articulates with the patella. The tibiofemoral joint is referred to as the weight-bearing joint of the knee

the other side of the bone. The bioarchaeologist will take the measurement given on the board and plug it into a specific formula ("Techniques and Tools of the Trade"). If the long bone used is a femur, the thigh bone ("Femur") , there are three formulas that can be used to determine the stature: 2.32 x femur max length (cm) + 65.53 for male

The knee joint is formed by the articulation of the distal end of the femur and the proximal end of the tibia. The fibula is only involved to the extent that it serves as an attachment site for connective tissue. In this paper, the anatomy of the joint will be discussed. The knee is a hinge-type, diarthrotic, or freely moveable joint. Also referred to as a synovial joint, the 2 articulating ends of bone are encased in a capsule that lubricates the joint with synovial fluid to reduce friction.

This assignment will critically discuss a pertinent issue for the older person with fracture trauma. It will aim to explore the mortality rate and clinical outcomes of neck of femur fractures in the older person. It will look at information from the National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) and the Fracture Outcome Research Database (FORD) while also looking at the best evidence based practice in accordance with the National Institute for health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines, the British Geriatric

orthopedic surgeons and for making implants. The race, heredity and geographical areas have a strong influence on the anthropometric parameters of the bone. The femur is one of the most studied of the human bones. The different parameters of femur are studied by various researchers found variations in these parameters. Particular neck of femur shaft angle was ranging from about from 125⁰ to 132⁰ (Samaha, A. A., et al., 2007). It was observed that these dimensions are greater in men in comparison with

three long leg bones, the femur or thigh bone, the tibia and the fibula or shin bones, meet at the patella, or knee cap. There are also ligaments, tendons and cartilage that connect the bones to one another and allow for movement of the leg. The tibia is the larger shin bone and it is located in the front. The fibula is in the back of the shin. At the website, Brain Lab (2017) it say, “Two ligaments are located on the outside of the knee joint. These ligaments connect the femur to the tibia and the fibula

The United States implemented the current version (ICD-9) in 1979. ICD-10- CM is the mandated code set for diagnoses under the HIPAA Electronic Health Care Transactions and Code Sets standard starting on October 1, 2014. While most countries moved to ICD-10 several years ago, the United States is just now transitioning into ICD-10 and has to be compliant by October 1, 2015. ICD has been revised a number of times since the coding system was first developed more than a hundred years ago. ICD-10 – CM

The hip, one of the largest major weight-bearing joints in the body. It’s where the thigh bone also known as the femur meets three other bones known as the pelvic bone. These bones create a ball and socket joint which is when a ball shaped bone (femur) articulates with cup shape cavity of another bone (pelvic bone). A ball and socket joint is also characterized as synovial joint. Synovial joints are more complex joints that are held together by a capsule of dense connective tissue and filled with

Race and height were then determined using the skull, humerus and femur. The skull suggested that the victim could have possibly been mixed race, but had strong caucasion characteristics. The humerus and femur showed that the victim was at least four feet and four inches tall but could not be taller than five feet and five inches tall. Theresa Woods, standing at five feet and six inches