"Femur Head" 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 hemispheric articular surface at the upper extremity of the thigh bone. (Stedman, 26th ed)
MeSH Number(s)
A02.835.232.043.650.247.343
Concept/Terms
Femur Head- Femur Head
- Femur Heads
- Head, Femur
- Heads, Femur
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Femur Head".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Femur Head" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Femur Head" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1994 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Femur Head" by people in Profiles.
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Treatment of Symptomatic Residual Deformity in Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease: Mid-Term Outcomes and Predictors of Failure After Surgical Hip Dislocation with Femoral-Head Reshaping and Relative Neck Lengthening. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 10 04; 105(19):1481-1488.
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Excessive Femoral Anteversion Leading to Symptomatic Posterior Femoroacetabular Impingement, Cam Deformity of the Posterior Femoral Head-Neck Junction, and Anterior Hip Instability in a Dancer: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2023 Jul 01; 13(3).
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Intraoperative fluoroscopic safety assessment of femoral head implants with 3-dimensional risk parameters to minimize cut-out. Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2023 Jul; 57(4):134-140.
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Repair of a Femoral Head Fracture Dislocation With an Associated Posterior Wall Acetabular Fracture (Pipkin 4) via a Kocher-Langenbeck Approach. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 08 01; 36(Suppl 3):S19-S20.
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Novel susceptibility loci for steroid-associated osteonecrosis of the femoral head in systemic lupus erythematosus. Hum Mol Genet. 2022 03 31; 31(7):1082-1095.
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Hip Dislocation and Subluxation in Athletes: A Systematic Review. Am J Sports Med. 2022 08; 50(10):2834-2841.
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Femoral Head Perforation After Primary Hip Arthroplasty: Unseen Complication of Ceramic-on-Ceramic Interface: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2021 07 28; 11(3).
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No difference in whole-blood metal ions between 32-mm and 36- to 44-mm femoral heads in metal-on-polyethylene total hip arthroplasty: a 2-year report from a randomised control trial. Hip Int. 2023 Mar; 33(2):184-192.
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Transcriptome landscape of the late-stage alcohol-induced osteonecrosis of the human femoral head. Bone. 2021 09; 150:116012.
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What Are the Early Outcomes of True Reverse Periacetabular Osteotomy for Symptomatic Hip Overcoverage? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2021 05 01; 479(5):1081-1093.