trochanter

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• They can also occur at the iliac crest and at the lesser trochanter of the femur (iliopsoas attachment).

  Academic text (2006)

• The ischium (24 percent), sacrum (23 percent), trochanter (15 percent), heel (8 percent), and scapula (5 percent) are the most common sites for these ulcers (2).

  Academic text (1999)

• Greater trochanter - posterior to trochanteric prominence

  Academic text (2003)

• The accuracy rate ranged from as little as 63% for the distance between the point on the femoral head and the greater trochanter to 85% for the distance between the greater and lesser trochanters.

  Academic text (2007)

• Hip angle was defined by the markers placed on the seventh cervical vertebra and the greater trochanter, and a horizontal line drawn from the greater trochanter.

  Academic text (1996)

• Measurements were obtained for the total hip and for four subregions (i.e., femoral neck, trochanter, Ward's triangle, and intertrochanter).

  Academic text (2004)

• A common clinical indicator used in skin assessment of the load-bearing surfaces of wheelchair users (buttocks, greater trochanter, sacrum, etc.) is erythema or skin redness (7).

  Academic text (1991)

• The greater trochanter serves as the attachment point for several important muscles in the leg.

• Anatomy students often learn how to locate the trochanter on the femur to understand muscle attachments.

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