"Femur Neck" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The constricted portion of the thigh bone between the femur head and the trochanters.
| Descriptor ID |
D005272
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.043.650.247.510
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| Concept/Terms |
Femur Neck- Femur Neck
- Neck, Femur
- Femoral Neck
- Neck, Femoral
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Femur Neck" by people in Profiles.
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Reduced bone mineral density among HIV infected patients on anti-retroviral therapy in Blantyre, Malawi: Prevalence and associated factors. PLoS One. 2020; 15(1):e0227893.
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Site-Specific Bone Mineral Density Is Unaltered Despite Differences in Fat-Free Soft Tissue Mass Between Affected and Nonaffected Sides in Hemiplegic Paralympic Athletes with Cerebral Palsy: Preliminary Findings. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 10; 95(10):771-8.
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Bone mass, body composition and vitamin D status of ARV-naïve, urban, black South African women with HIV infection, stratified by CD4 count. Osteoporos Int. 2013 Nov; 24(11):2855-61.
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Genetic factors influencing bone mineral content in a black South African population. J Bone Miner Metab. 2013 Nov; 31(6):708-16.
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Site-specific differences in bone mineral density in black and white premenopausal South African women. Osteoporos Int. 2012 Feb; 23(2):533-42.
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Bone mass and bone size in pre- or early pubertal 10-year-old black and white South African children and their parents. Calcif Tissue Int. 2011 Apr; 88(4):281-93.
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Comparison of site-specific bone mass indices in South African children of different ethnic groups. Calcif Tissue Int. 2009 Oct; 85(4):317-25.