"Femur" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The longest and largest bone of the skeleton, it is situated between the hip and the knee.
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Femur".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Femur".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Femur" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Femur" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1994 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
1995 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
1996 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
1997 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
1998 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
1999 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
2000 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
2001 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
2002 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
2003 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
2004 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
2005 | 4 | 18 | 22 |
2006 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
2007 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
2008 | 20 | 15 | 35 |
2009 | 19 | 10 | 29 |
2010 | 16 | 24 | 40 |
2011 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
2012 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
2013 | 19 | 22 | 41 |
2014 | 14 | 21 | 35 |
2015 | 20 | 15 | 35 |
2016 | 16 | 21 | 37 |
2017 | 12 | 16 | 28 |
2018 | 22 | 18 | 40 |
2019 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
2020 | 9 | 20 | 29 |
2021 | 9 | 25 | 34 |
2022 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
2023 | 3 | 23 | 26 |
2024 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Femur" by people in Profiles.
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Cemented and Press-fit Femoral Stems for the Management of Oncologic Femoral Tumors. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2024 Jul 15; 32(14):e695-e705.
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Lower Extremity Growth according to AI Automated Femorotibial Length Measurement on Slot-Scanning Radiographs in Pediatric Patients. Radiology. 2024 Apr; 311(1):e231055.
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Retrograde Intramedullary Nailing Versus Locked Plating for Extreme Distal Periprosthetic Femur Fractures: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. J Orthop Trauma. 2024 Feb 01; 38(2):57-64.
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Definition of normal, neutral, deviant and aberrant coronal knee alignment for total knee arthroplasty. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2024 Feb; 32(2):473-489.
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Editorial Commentary: When Managing Patellofemoral Instability, Mind Your P's and Q's: Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Versus Medial Quadriceps Tendon Femoral Ligament Versus Medial Patellofemoral Complex. Arthroscopy. 2024 Apr; 40(4):1277-1278.
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The Effects of Residual Femoral Deformity on Computed Contact Mechanics in Patients Treated With In Situ Fixation for Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2024 Mar 01; 44(3):e218-e225.
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Postoperative Outcomes of Total Femur Replacement in Oncologic and Nononcologic Patients: A Systematic Review of the Literature. J Arthroplasty. 2024 Jun; 39(6):1624-1631.e2.
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Radiographic Landmark Measurements for the Femoral Footprint of the Medial Patellofemoral Complex May Be Affected by Visible Femoral Shaft Length on Lateral Knee Radiographs. Arthroscopy. 2024 Jun; 40(6):1858-1866.
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Deep-Learning Automation of Preoperative Radiographic Parameters Associated With Early Periprosthetic Femur Fracture After Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2024 May; 39(5):1191-1198.e2.
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Bilateral hip DXA Reporting: 2023 Official Positions of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry. J Clin Densitom. 2024 Jan-Mar; 27(1):101438.