(n.) One of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small trochanter.
(n.) The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the coxa.
Example Sentences:
(1) By means of computed tomography (CT) values related to bone density and mass were assessed in the femoral head, neck, trochanter, shaft, and condyles.
(2) Whereas all extant vertical clingers and leapers share certain femoral traits (i.e., long femur, proximally restricted trochanters, ventrally raised patellar articular surface), Galagidae and Tarsiidae share features of the proximal femur (i.e., cylindrical head, large posterior expansion of articular surface onto the neck) that clearly distinguish them from the specialized leapers of the Malagasy Republic (Indriidae and Lepilemur).
(3) In five of the six cases a violent contusion in the trochanter region was involved as a result of a fall on a hard surface or a traffic accident.
(4) To determine whether bone mass is increased in them, bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine, trochanter, and femoral neck was measured by dual photon absorptiometry in 89 nonobese white and 51 nonobese black women, all of whom were within 30% of their ideal body weight and between the ages of 20 and 50 yr, and in 21 obese white women and 21 obese black women, all of whom weighed 30% on more than their ideal body weight and were in the same age range.
(5) The caudal neurovascular trunk of the space between the gluteus medius and vastus lateralis is situated at a distance of 3 to 5 cm from the greater trochanter.
(6) In the present series, the physis of the greater trochanter showed decreased activity on bone scintigraphy in 16 patients with SCFE and concurrent or developing chondrolysis.
(7) In patients who show neither of these features, lateral displacement of the great trochanter or extensive muscle release may be effective.
(8) In the hips with acetabular protrusion, preoperative values of the force were less than in that the trochanter united and postoperative increase in the abductor force was noted.
(9) Fractures of the femoral head, neck and greater trochanter including physeal separations are common in the growing dog and cat.
(10) The modification includes the utilization of a T-shaped skin incision with large flaps, and osteotomies of the iliac crest, greater trochanter, and anterior superior iliac spine.
(11) During operation the insertion of the gluteal minimus muscle to the trochanter was carefully detached in a way that only the fibres of the gluteus medius remained on the bone.
(12) In Type III there is a posteromedial wall defect involving the lesser trochanter (23 hips).
(13) In addition she had pressure sores over both trochanters and the sacrum.
(14) A case is presented of a rare primary liposarcoma of bone localized to the major trochanter of the left femur of a 52-year-old female.
(15) Posteriorward horizontal deflection of the femur-trochanter relative to the coxa (at right angles to the normal plane of movement) produced a strong excitation of the group 1 sensilla.
(16) In twelve such patients we did an extensive resection of the proximal part of the femur, down to below the lesser trochanter, and constructed a capsular flap across the acetabulum.
(17) The major findings include buttock tenderness extending from the sacrum to the greater trochanter and piriformis tenderness on rectal or pelvic examination.
(18) The most frequent location was around the Trochanter major.
(19) In particular, since Ward's triangle is strongly correlated with the greater trochanter and the femoral neck, it may rationally be excluded from analysis of proximal femoral bone density.
(20) In the normal-weight women, there was a significant negative correlation between BMD and years since menopause at each measurement site except the greater trochanter.
Tuberosity
Definition:
(n.) The state of being tuberous.
(n.) An obtuse or knoblike prominence; a protuberance.
Example Sentences:
(1) A popping phenomenon was observed between the coracoacromial ligament and the greater tuberosity of the humerus, which was covered by the rotator cuff, and the coracoacromial ligament was resected with a rongeur under endoscopic visualization in all shoulders.
(2) A graft of epithelial and connective tissue was taken from the maxillary tuberosity and placed into the defect.
(3) There was a significant difference between the groups in the position of the perineum with respect to the ischial tuberosities at rest (p less than 0.025) and on defaecation straining (p less than 0.005).
(4) There was an associated fracture of the greater tuberosity of the humerus, which required open reduction and internal fixation.
(5) An example of a rare peripheral ameloblastic carcinoma of the maxillary tuberosity is presented.
(6) With respect to the fracture type and extent of displacement of the humeral head and the tuberosities the concepts for treatment remain controversial.
(7) The physis of the tibial tuberosity is composed primarily of fibrocartilage and fibrous tissue, with bone being added to the anterior portion of the tibial metaphysis by membranous bone formation.
(8) Mandibular conduction anaesthesia via the tuberosity approach did not show any particular advantage over the other 2 techniques in this investigation.
(9) Increases in skin temperature averaging 2.3 C to 2.5 C under the ischial tuberosities and 3.2 C to 3.5 C under the thighs were noted when the subjects sat on either of the latex rubber cushions.
(10) In addition to traditional medial transfer of the tibial tuberosity, lateral release, and medial joint capsule duplication, vastus medialis transposition and deepening of the intercondylar sulcus on the proximal joint surface of the femur were done.
(11) Excellent or satisfactory results were obtained in all six patients with two-part fractures involving the surgical neck; in four of the five patients with three-part fractures involving the surgical neck and tuberosities; in nine of the 11 patients with fracture-dislocation; and in two of the three patients with split fractures of the humeral head.
(12) A case of peripheral ameloblastoma is presented which was located in the right maxillary tuberosity area in a 52-year-old caucasian male.
(13) After excluding cases in which there was concomitant disease (neurofibromatosis, tuberose sclerosis, or multiple sclerosis), 18 cases of multicentric tumor (7.5%) remained.
(14) A review of 12 cases of transverse proximal diaphysial fractures 3.0 cm distal from the fifth metatarsal tuberosity with a 2-year follow-up is presented.
(15) The comparison related to chronological age documented a morphologic change of the greater tuberosity and progressive degeneration of all elements of the tendinous structures with progressive (1) osteitis of the greater tuberosity, cystic degeneration, and irregularity of the cortical margin; (2) degenerative sulcus between the greater tuberosity and the articular surface; (3) disruption of the integrity of the attachment of the tendon to the bone by Sharpey's fibers; (4) loss of cellularity, loss of staining quality, and fragmentation of the tendon; (5) diminution of the vascularity of the tendon; and (6) diminution of fibrocartilage.
(16) When surgical reduction is not possible for edentulous patients with little space between the retromolar pad and the maxillary tuberosity, dentures are most often made quite thin and as such are prone to fracture.
(17) Of 14 patients with navicular tuberosity avulsion, seven had damage to the anterior process of the calcaneum at the calcaneocuboid joint--possibly the result of an occult subluxation of the midtarsal joint.
(18) The condition in which pain is felt over the area at the ischial tuberosity and radiating down the back of the thigh is labelled the hamstring syndrome.
(19) A bone block including the attachment of the patellar tendon is transposed medially to correct the quadriceps angle (Q-angle), elevate the tibial tuberosity, and thereby decrease patellofemoral pressure.
(20) Whether isolated or associated with phacomatoses, they are histologically identical and the hypothesis which suggests that isolated angiomyolipomas represent a forme fruste or tuberose sclerosis is attractive.