All 3 Uses of
femur
in
When the Legends Die
- The surgeon watched him for a moment, then said, "A lung puncture, a deep concussion, a broken femur and a broken pelvis."†
Chpt 38 *femur = thigh bone
- We've pinned your femur—that's the big bone in your thigh.†
Chpt 38
- That afternoon, Dr. Ferguson came in with a strange nurse and took the stitches from the incision they had made to insert the intermedullary nail in Tom's femur.†
Chpt 39
Definition:
the thigh bone (extending from the pelvis to the knee) which is the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton