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Results 1 - 10 of 11 for Femur fracture
  1. ... In the most common surgery to repair a femur fracture, the surgeon inserts a rod or large nail ...
  2. Images ... The epiphyseal plate is a plate of hyaline cartilage at the end of long bones that provides for growth in length of a bone.
  3. ... calcium level A certain type of leg-bone (femur) fracture Damage to the jaw bone Fast, abnormal heartbeat ( ...
  4. ... Infection Dislocation Thromboembolism Nerve injury (nerve palsy) Thigh (femur) bone fracture Leg-length inequality Blood clots Revision surgery will ...
  5. ... thigh bone. The thigh bone is called the femur. It is part of the hip joint. Hip pain is a related topic. ... to 4 hours. If you have an intertrochanteric fracture (the area below the femur neck), your surgeon will use a special metal ...
  6. ... bones of the leg, the tibia and the femur. Surgical treatment may be ... that may stimulate excessive bone growth Abnormal spinal ...
  7. ... of knee pain Loose knee prosthesis Some knee fractures
  8. A leg MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan of the leg uses strong magnets to create pictures of the leg. This may include the ankle, ...
  9. ... muscle ( strain ) Hairline crack in the bone (stress fracture) ... the femur or tibia (osteoid osteoma) Sciatic nerve pain (radiating ...
  10. ... are overweight People who have had a dislocation, fracture, or ... during movement (called synovial impingement or plica syndrome)
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