Preposition: of

• cat: I have had most experience placing cannulae in the proximal femur of cats, so I will describe this as an example.

Converse of object

• leave: Human bone: left femur - ( Skeleton 4 ).

• break: Someone once described it to me as the mental equivalent of breaking a femur.

• have: She was found to have a fractured femur and waited for six days before having corrective surgery.

• sustain: She had lost consciousness briefly and sustained a suspected fractured femur, head, chest and rib injuries.

• fracture: He had a fall a month earlier which fractured a femur whilst living at 11 Union Street West.

• strike: The operator should note the depth at which the needle initially strikes the femur.

Adjective modifier

• proximal: Benefits of oral protein supplementation in elderly patients with fracture of the proximal femur.

• fractured: How long does it take for a fractured femur to heal?

• distal: A 34 year old man sustained an open fracture of the distal femur with bone loss.

• broken: This time Shirley's X-rays showed a broken femur in her hip.

• left: The left femur was also recovered albeit a great deal damaged.

Modifies a noun

• bone: These images of the rounded end of the femur bone show.. .

• length: I guess he thought that my femur length would shorten eventually.

• fracture: The unit treats approximately 1000 neck of femur fractures per year.

• head: Some dogs recover and function without treatment, but in severe case surgical removal of the femur head is indicated.

• density: Differences in proximal femur bone density over two centuries.

• angle: During running or walking, this increased femur angle leads to greater inward rotation at the knee and foot.

Noun used with modifier

• right: There was severe muscle damage associated with the fractured right femur.