neck of femur

neck (nek)

1. cervix or collum; the constricted part connecting the head and trunk.

2. the constricted part of an organ or other structure.

anatomical neck of humerus a constriction of the humerus just below its proximal articular surface.

bladder neck a constricted portion of the urinary bladder, formed by the meeting of its inferolateral surfaces proximal to the opening of the urethra.

neck of femur the heavy column of bone connecting the head of the femur and the shaft.

Madelung's neck diffuse symmetrical lipomas of the neck.

surgical neck of humerus the constricted part of the humerus just below the tuberosities.

neck of tooth the narrowed part of a tooth between the crown and the root.

uterine neck , neck of uterus cervix uteri.

webbed neck pterygium colli.

wry neck torticollis.

neck of femur

Etymology: AS, hnecca + L, femur, thigh

the part of the long bone of the thigh between the head and the greater and lesser trochanters.

neck [nek]

1. the constricted part connecting the head with the trunk of the body.

2. the constricted part of an organ or other structure; called also cervix and collum.

anatomic neck of humerus the constriction of the humerus just below its proximal articular surface.

bladder neck a constricted portion of the urinary bladder where its inferolateral surfaces meet at the opening of the urethra.

neck of femur the heavy column of bone connecting the head of the femur and the shaft.

Madelung's neck diffuse symmetrical lipomas of the neck.

neck of spermatozoon a short portion of the tail of a spermatozoon immediately posterior to the head, aterior to the middle piece. See illustration at spermatozoon.

surgical neck of humerus the constricted part of the humerus just below the tuberosities.

neck of tooth the narrowed part of a tooth between the crown and the root; called also cervix dentis and collum dentis.

uterine neck (neck of uterus) cervix uteri.

webbed neck a thick skin fold on the side of the neck, from the mastoid region to the acromion. Called also pterygium colli.

wry neck torticollis.

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bladder neck
Madelung's neck
neck
neck of uterus
surgical neck of humerus
webbed neck

The patient had been operated on for a broken femur five months before and this time X-rays revealed fractures to the neck of femur - the ball and socket joint at the top of the leg - and also the proximal tibia - the flat section at the top of the shin bone.

Surgeon's challenge to tackle hip and knee agony by Gulf Weekly

7 December 1984), pioneered the use of ivory hip prostheses to replace ununited fractures of the neck of femur (''hip bones''), when he first used an ivory prosthesis to replace the fractured hip bone of an 83 year old Burmese Buddhist nun, Daw Punya.

A Brief History of Hip Replacement Surgery by Scott Michaels / Health care industry community

A post mortem established the cause of death was septicaemia and multi-organ failure due to broncho-pneumonia resulting from a fractured neck of femur.

OAP's Spanish holiday fall led to death by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)

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