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Proximal. The proximal aspect of the femur articulates with the acetabulum of the pelvis to form the hip joint. It consists of a head and neck, and two bony processes – the greater and lesser trochanters. There are also two bony ridges connecting the two trochanters; the intertrochanteric line anteriorly and the trochanteric crest posteriorly.
Proximally, the femur articulates with the pelvic bone. Distally, it interacts with the patella and the proximal aspect of the tibia. The femur begins to develop between the 5th to 6th gestational week by way of endochondral ossification (where a bone is formed using a cartilage-based foundation).
Even though it’s one long bone, your femur is made up of several parts. These include: Femur proximal aspect. The upper (proximal) end of your femur connects to your hip joint. The proximal end (aspect) contains the: Head. Neck. Greater trochanter. Lesser trochanter. Intertrochanteric line and crest. Femur shaft
Generally, the femoral axis is placed in the center of the radiographically visible proximal femur. Yoshioka et al., however, defined the axis of the femoral shaft by the center of the shaft at the subtrochanteric area and the origin of the posterior cruciate ligament.
The femur is a long bone with two ends: proximal and distal. The end, which lies on the side of the hip, is called the proximal femur, and another on the side of the knee is referred to as the distal femur. The region between these two ends is called the shaft.
The only bone in the upper leg, the femur is divided into three parts: proximal, shaft, and distal. Proximal end: This part of the femur includes the femoral head, the ball part of the ball-and-socket hip joint, the neck, and the greater trochanter.
The femur is the longest, heaviest, and strongest human bone. At the proximal end, the pyramid-shaped neck attaches the spherical head at the apex and the cylindrical shaft at the base. There are also two prominent bony protrusions, the greater and lesser trochanter, that attach to muscles that move the hip and knee.
The proximal femur is a common location of primary malignant tumors and metastatic carcinomas. The treatment of these lesions has changed dramatically during the last several decades and varies based on the nature of the lesion (primary vs metastatic).
The femur is the longest bone in the human skeleton. It functions in supporting the weight of the body and allowing motion of the leg. The femur articulates proximally with the acetabulum of the pelvis forming the hip joint, and distally with the tibia and patella to form the knee joint.
On its proximal end, the femur forms a smooth, spherical process known as the head of the femur. The head of the femur forms the ball-and-socket hip joint with the cup-shaped acetabulum of the coxal (hip) bone.