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That’s why the most common locations for stress reactions are in the bones of the feet, such as the calcaneus, fifth metatarsal, sesamoid, talar neck and tarsal navicular, and in the bones of the legs, such as the anterior tibial cortex, femoral neck and femoral head.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The Hawks were missing Kobe Bufkin (right shoulder surgery), Jalen Johnson (left shoulder surgery), Vit Krejci (lumbar fracture), Larry Nance Jr. (right medial femoral condyle fracture) and Daeqwon Plowden (G League) against the Heat.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
The execution team for Atwood also struggled to insert IVs, prompting technicians to consider the femoral vein, as well.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
The hydrogel has been successfully tested on rats with femoral bone deficits.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The Hawks were missing Kobe Bufkin (right shoulder surgery), Jalen Johnson (left shoulder surgery), Vit Krejci (lumbar fracture), Larry Nance Jr. (right medial femoral condyle fracture) and Daeqwon Plowden (G League) against the Heat.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
The execution team for Atwood also struggled to insert IVs, prompting technicians to consider the femoral vein, as well.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
The hydrogel has been successfully tested on rats with femoral bone deficits.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Femoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/femoral. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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femoral
adjective
fem·o·ral
ˈfem-(ə-)rəl 
: of or relating to the femur or thigh
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