Femur
Anterior right
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Posterior right
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femur (thigh bone)
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Patella [ femur] knee cap
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Lateral Epicondyle [femur]
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Medial Epicondyle [femur]
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Neck [femur] weakest part of femur, fracture site of hip bone
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Patellar surface [femur]
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gluteal tuberosity [femur] thin ridge of bone located posteriorly
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greater trochanter [femur] large lateral projection
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intercondylar fossa [femur] deep depression between the condyles ( back of knee)
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lesser trochanter [femur]
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Fovea capitis [femur] a small pit in the head of the femur for the attachment of a short ligament that runs to the acetabulum
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