femur
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Froome never appeared to fully recover from his 2019 crash, and much of his time with the Israeli team saw him suffer complications from the injuries he sustained, which included a broken femur and hip.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
At the other end of the room, Ahmat Adam Ateib, 22, has a metal rod in his right leg, to mend a double fracture of his femur.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Researchers confirmed that the fossil belonged to a juvenile by examining growth patterns in a thin section of its femur bone.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026
An MRI eventually revealed that the top of his femur, or thigh bone, was near fracture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
The entrance was covered with curtains of scaly reptile skin, and flanking the entrance, two torches made from colossal femur bones burned bright yellow.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Long bones such as ribs or femora are typically used, but they are not always preserved.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 9, 2025
"Upon opening the grave, the skull and femora were found in a 'skull and crossbones' orientation on top of the ribs and vertabrae, which were also found in disarray," the study's authors wrote.
From Fox News ● Aug. 5, 2019
Sometimes the lower part of the hind leg, called the femora, is enlarged too.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 20, 2013
Mouth and antennæ testaceous; abdomen, hind femora at the tips, and fore tibiæ piceous, anterior tarsi ferruginous; wings dark grey, veins black.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
Gaultier reports an instance of fracture of both femora intrauterine.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
His meticulously assembled forest of skulls, femurs, tibiae, and fibulae isn’t sacrilege; it’s a memorial.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
She said that, because of the rampant theft of some of the femurs, tibias and skulls in the past, the bones were now cemented together.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
You can see that he’s a tad lopsided on the left side, presumably because Victor couldn’t find matching femurs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
The head of the newly-opened Syrian Identification Centre is standing next to two tables, covered in femurs.
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
And Lee carefully packed the bones, femurs, and tibias really straight, skull in the middle, with pelvis and clavicle surrounding it and ribs curving on either side.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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