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Femur

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Definition: The longest and largest bone of the skeleton, it is situated between the hip and the knee.  fractures: FEMORAL FRACTURES & FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES are available but see note under HIP FRACTURES; do not index under FEMUR when THIGH is meant: see note there   
Examples Femur Head; Femur Neck 		Other names Trochanter; Trochanters; Femurs
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica  0   *Bone Diseases, Developmental Femur/abnormalities Tibia/abnormalities.
Femur fibula ulna syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple Femur/abnormalities Fibula/abnormalities Ulna/abnormalities.
Femur bifid with monodactylous ectrodactyly  0   Femur/abnormalities Tibia/abnormalities *Abnormalities, Multiple.
Femoral facial syndrome  0   *Pierre Robin Syndrome Femur/abnormalities.
Rhizomelic syndrome  0   *Bone Diseases, Developmental Femur/abnormalities Humerus/abnormalities.
Rhizomelic dysplasia Patterson Lowry type  0   *Bone Diseases, Developmental *Hand Deformities, Congenital Femur/abnormalities Humerus/abnormalities Pelvis/abnormalities Spine/abnormalities.
Chitty Hall Baraitser syndrome  0   *Bone Diseases, Metabolic *Growth Disorders *Hearing Loss, Sensorineural *Lacrimal Duct Obstruction Femur/abnormalities.

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