Calcar - Wikipedia The calcar, also known as the calcaneum, [1] is the name given to a spur of cartilage arising from inner side of ankle and running along part of outer interfemoral membrane in bats, [1][2] as well as to a similar spur on the legs of some arthropods
What Is the Calcar Femorale and Why Is It Important? The calcar forms a septum-like structure, creating a boundary between the femoral neck and the shaft It is composed of multilayer compact bone, giving it a higher density than the surrounding cancellous bone
Calcar Femur: Its Role in Hip Stability and Fractures The calcar provides support to the femoral neck, an area particularly susceptible to stress It plays a part in distributing stress from the femoral head—the “ball” of the ball-and-socket joint—down into the strong, cylindrical shaft of the femur
Femoral calcar: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview Because Femoral calcar is anatomy rather than a treatment, “aftercare” usually refers to the condition in which the calcar is being discussed—most often a fracture or hip replacement
Structural characteristics, biomechanics and clinical significance of . . . However, the terms calcar, calcar femorale, and calcar area are frequently misused This article describes the anatomy, mechanics, and clinical applications of the calcar femorale based on related literature and discusses the importance of the calcar femorale in clinical treatment
Calcar Femorale - Wheeless Textbook of Orthopaedics Calcar Femorale - Discussion: - dense vertically oriented bone that originates in posteromedial portion of femoral shaft under lesser trochanter; - it radiates laterally toward posterior aspect of greater trochanter; - it reinforces the femoral neck posteroinferiorly;
The calcar femorale: A new perspective - Alan Hammer, 2019 The calcar has strong connections with the upper femur laterally and medially suggesting that it is through these that the calcar disseminates the compression forces from the trabecular columns into the femoral shaft, particularly posteriorly where the cortex is particularly thin