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noun
A break to the upper quarter of the femur (the femoral head or the femoral neck), impairing the hip joint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: femoral fracture<qq:often coordinate when reserved to femoral shaft fracture
History
From hip + fracture, from being a fracture of the leg, located near, but below, the hip.
