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femur: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Femur Immobilization. Oct 27, 2026
Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Fracture of the femur in children (PDF). Feb 21, 2025
Add new Web site: Nature - Scientific Reports - Differences in femur geometry and bone markers in atypical femur fractures and the general population. Jan 10, 2025
Add new Web site: International Journal of Research Publication and Reviews - Finite Element Analysis of Femur Bone Exploring Different Loading Conditions and Modelling Fracture Scenarios. Sep 07, 2024
Add new Web site: Open Oregon Educational Resources - Body Physics: Motion to Metabolism - Ultimate strength of the human femur. Jul 12, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Michigan Library - MLibrary Digital Collections - Femur. Feb 22, 2024
Media added. Dec 01, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - Morphometric Study of Human Femur. Nov 28, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMD - What to Know About the Femur Bone. Jul 28, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Femur Immobilization. Jun 16, 2023
Add new Web site: Teach Me Anatomy - The Femur. Apr 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Femur Anatomy and Thigh Bone. Feb 23, 2023
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Femur. Jan 09, 2023
Corrected display issue. Feb 06, 2020
Add new Web site: InnerBody - Femur. Jul 28, 2014
Media added. Oct 16, 2007
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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