From: Biomechanical and system analysis of the human femoral bone: correlation and anatomical approach
Groups | Types | Parameters | Â | Â |
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Executing the motions of the hip joint | Linear | Head of the femur: | Â | Â |
 |  | - Horizontal diameter | 1 | E |
 |  | - Vertical diameter | 2 | F |
 |  | Neck of the femur: |  |  |
 |  | - Horizontal diameter | 3 | G |
 |  | - Vertical diameter | 4 | H |
 |  | - Anterior length | 5 | I |
 |  | - Posterior length | 6 | J |
 |  | - Superior length | 7 | L |
 |  | - Inferior length | 8 | K |
 |  | - Transverse size of the proximal epiphysis | 9 | M |
 |  | - intertrochanteric distance | 10 | N |
 | Angular | - Diaphysis-neck angle | 11 | A |
 |  | - Anteversio of the neck | 12 | B |
 |  | - Rotation of the head | 13 | C |
Executing the motions of the knee joint | Linear | - The length of the lateral condyle | 14 | R |
 |  | - The length of the medial condyle | 15 | S |
 |  | - The transverse size of the patellar surface | 16 | T |
 |  | - Internal intercondylar distance | 17 | U |
 |  | - External intercondylar distance | 18 | V |
Executing the support function | Linear | - Femoral obliquity | 19 | O |
 |  | - The anterior diameter of the diaphysis | 20 | P |
 |  | - The length of the femur | 21 | Q |
 | Angular | - Femoral declination | 22 | D |
Base group | Linear | - The anatomical length of the femur | 23 | Â |
 |  | - The functional length of the femur | 24 |  |
 |  | - The transverse diameter of the diaphysis | 25 |  |