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| sesmoid bone that forms within the tendon of the quadriceps femoris muscle |
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| surfaces of the neck of the femur |
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| borders of the neck of the femur |
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feature of the anterior surface of the neck of the femur
continuous inferiorly with the spiral line |
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| tendon grooving the lower portion of the posterior surface of the neck of the femur |
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| tendon of obturator internus |
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| ridge of bone joining the posterior surface of the femoral neck and the shaft of the femur |
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| femoral angle of inclination |
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Definition
greatest at time of birth
adult males - 125 degrees
adult females - 105 degrees |
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| femoral angle of declination |
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Definition
| femoral neck projects anteriorly from the shaft at an angle of 12-14 degrees |
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| quadrilateral shaped prominence located at the lateral end of the superior border of the femoral neck |
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| greater trochanter surfaces |
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Definition
| lateral (larger) and medial |
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| greater trochanter borders |
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Definition
| superior, inferior, anterior and posterior |
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| muscle that inserts along an oblique bony ridge along the lateral surface of the greater trochanter |
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major feature of the medial surface of the greater trochanter
a depression for the insertion of the tendon of obturator externus
tendon of obturator internus inserts anteriorly to it |
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| only border of the greater trochanter with no muscular attachments |
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Definition
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| only structure attached to the lesser trochanter |
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Definition
| iliopsoas, the major flexor at the hip |
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| structures attaching to the intertrochanteric line |
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Definition
iliofemoral ligament
vastus lateralis
vastus medialis |
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Term
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Definition
site of insertion of the quadratus femis
about midway along the intertochanteric crest |
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Term
| borders of the femoral shaft |
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Definition
| medial, lateral and posterior |
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| surfaces of the femoral shaft |
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Definition
| medial lateral and anterior |
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| major feature of the posterior border of the femur |
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Definition
medial line
continuous with the intertrochanteric line proximally and with the medial lip of the linea aspera distally |
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Definition
intermediate line
proximally it ends at the lesser trochanter, while distally it is continuous with the medial lip of the linea aspera
pectineus muscle insterts here |
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Definition
| site of partial insertion of gluteus mazimus |
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Term
| muscle attachments along the linea aspera |
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Definition
vastus medialis - medial lip
vastus lateralis - lateral lip
adductor magnus |
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Term
| 4 muscles that insert onto the femur between the attachments of adductor magnus and vastus medialis |
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Definition
iliacus
pectineus
adductor brevis
adductor longus |
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| muscle arising from the upper 2/3 of the anterior surface of the femur |
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Definition
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| muscle arising from the distal anterior surface of the femur |
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| groove (sulcus) on each femoral condyle that separates the patellar and tibial surfaces of the femoral condyles |
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| anterior cruciate ligament |
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Definition
attaches to the medial surface of the lateral condyle of the femur
attaches posteriorly to the femur |
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Term
| posterior cruciate ligament |
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Definition
attaches tot he lateral surface of the medial condyle
attaches anteriorly to the femur |
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Term
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Definition
larger of the two
lies just below the adductor tubercle
MCL is attached to it |
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Definition
| site of attachment of the tendon of the adductor magnus muscle |
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Term
| tendon running in two grooves on the lower portion of the lateral epicondyle of the femur |
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Definition
| tendon of the popliteus muscle |
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Term
| blood supply - femoral head in infants, children and teens |
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Definition
| branch of the obturator artery |
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| blood supply - femoral head in adults |
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Definition
| branch of the medial femoral circumflex artery |
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Term
| arteries supplying the proximal femur |
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Definition
obturator
medial femoral circumflex
lateral femoral circumflex
inferior gluteal
first perforating |
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Term
| arteries supplying the distal femur |
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Definition
superior lateral genicular
superior medial genicular
descending genicular
descending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex |
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Term
| ossification of the femur |
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Definition
endochondral ossification
first bone to begin its ossification via this type |
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