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femur

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femur (fē`mər): see leg leg, one of the paired limbs of an animal used for support of the body and for locomotion. Properly, the human leg is that portion of the extremity between the foot and the thigh. This section of the human leg contains two long bones, the tibia and the fibula.
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Scars/Marks: Deformed second toes on each foot, prior right femur and possible tibia/fibula fractures, hysterectomy
LABRAL TEAR A tear in the fibrocartilage between the head of the femur and the acetabulum, or socket.
According to Adam Mendelsohn, the governor's deputy chief of staff for communications, Schwarzenegger will have surgery to repair the femur when he returns to Los Angeles after the holiday.
 
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