femoral neck

Introduction

The short constricted portion of the femur adjacent to the femoral head, separating the greater trochanter from the femoral head.

Pathology

• women with wide femoral necks experience greater bone loss during early menopause suggesting these women may be at higher risk of femoral neck fracture

Physiology

• women with narrow femoral neck widths have proportionately thicker bone cortex but similar bone-mineral density measured DEXA than do women with wider femoral necks

More general terms

• bony process

Component of

• femur