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Descriptor English: Femur Neck
Descriptor Spanish: Cuello Femoral
Descriptor cuello femoral
Entry term(s) cuello del fémur
Scope note: Porción delgada del extremo superior del fémur entre la cabeza femoral y los trocánteres mayor y menor.
Descriptor Portuguese: Colo do Fêmur
Descriptor French: Col du fémur
Entry term(s): Femoral Neck
Neck, Femoral
Neck, Femur
Tree number(s): A02.835.232.043.150.510
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005272
Scope note: The constricted portion of the thigh bone between the femur head and the trochanters.
Annotation: fractures = FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
DeCS ID: 5377
Unique ID: D005272
NLM Classification: WE 865
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Femur Neck - Preferred
Concept UI M0008323
Scope note The constricted portion of the thigh bone between the femur head and the trochanters.
Preferred term Femur Neck
Entry term(s) Femoral Neck
Neck, Femoral
Neck, Femur



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