fracture of neck of femur

Definition The femoral neck is a section of the femur (Os femoris, femur). The femur can be divided into four sections. The femoral head (caput femoris) is followed by the femoral neck (collum femoris). This finally merges into the femoral shaft (corpus femoris). Finally, the femur has two bony protrusions (condyli femoris) at knee level, … The neck of the femur

Muscles at the neck of the femur Femoral neck fractures are fractures in the area of the neck of the femur (collum femoris) and are located between the femoral head (caput femoris) and the trochanter (bone protrusions at the transition to the femoral shaft). Fractures are divided into medial intracapsular and lateral extracapsular femoral neck … Muscles at the neck of the femur | The neck of the femur